Another Faust

Daniel Nayeri, Dina Nayeri

eBook - 2010

A devilish debut by a brother-sister team invites us into the world of the elite Marlowe School, where some gifted students are having a hell of a year. (Age 14 and up)One night, in cities all across Europe, five children vanish — only to appear, years later, at an exclusive New York party with a strange and elegant governess. Rumor and mystery follow the Faust teenagers to the city's most prestigious high school, where they soar to suspicious heights with the help of their benefactor's extraordinary "gifts." But as the students claw their way up — reading minds, erasing scenes, stopping time, stealing power, seducing with artificial beauty — they start to suffer the sideeffects of their own addictions. And as they... make further deals with the devil, they uncover secrets more shocking than their most unforgivable sins. At once chilling and wickedly satirical, this contemporary reimagining of the Faustian bargain is a compelling tale of ambition,...

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Published
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Main Authors
Daniel Nayeri, Dina Nayeri
Online Access
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Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB003E749UI
Release Date3/24/2010
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780763651565
Release Date3/24/2010