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\r\n\r\nUncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that Publisher’s Weekly calls ‘elegant and adrenaline-soaked.’*A New York Times Bestseller**#1 on the Indie Next Kid’s List**Goodreads Best Books of November**B&N Top Books of November**Publisher’s Weekly Books of the Week**Hypable Most Anticipated YA Book Releases*In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it’s Lei they’re after — the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king’s interest. Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king’s consort. There, she does the unthinkable — she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world’s entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she’s willing to go for justice and revenge.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Title: <\/strong>\u00a0Girls Of Paper And Fire<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Author: <\/strong>\u00a0Natasha Ngan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
ISBN: <\/strong>\u00a09780320000000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Subtitle: <\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Genre: <\/strong>\u00a0YA Fiction (Young Adult); Speculative Fiction; Romance; Historical Romance; Intrigue\/Thriller; Coming of Age; Asian Interest<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publication Date: <\/strong>\u00a043746<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Publisher: <\/strong>\u00a0Little, Brown<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Language: <\/strong>\u00a0English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Format: <\/strong>\u00a0Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Pages: <\/strong>\u00a0416<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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