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A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee

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A Thousand Steps Into Night

Traci Chee

HarperCollins · Hardcover · March 1, 2022

Reading lane: Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens

Longlisted for the National Book Award From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli.

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Why This Clicks

Fairy-Tale Glow

A lush fantasy mood piece with fairy-tale texture and a steady, absorbing pull.

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  • fairy-tale atmosphere
  • serious, sustained immersion

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  • genre-forward YA fantasy
  • a prestige-leaning read

Book Details

Authors
Traci Chee
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 1, 2022
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens · Asia for Teens
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Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens

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  • Ethnic & Regional Fairy Tales for Teens

  • YA Fantasy

  • Historical YA Fantasy

  • Asia for Teens

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  • Paranormal YA Romance

About This Book

Longlisted for the National Book Award From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within. In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an or...

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Longlisted for the National Book Award From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within. In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper’s daughter. But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit and continuously thwarted by a demon prince, Miuko must outfox tricksters, escape demon hunters, and negotiate with feral gods if she wants to make it home again. With her transformation comes power and freedom she never even dreamed of, and she’ll have to decide if saving her soul is worth trying to cram herself back into an ordinary life that no longer fits her… and perhaps never did.

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