Graceling

Discover the Graceling Realm in this unforgettable, award-winning novel from bestselling author Kristin Cashore.

A New York Times bestseller * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Winner * Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, and BCCB Best Book of the Year

"Rageful, exhilarating, wistful in turns" (New York Times Book Review) with "a knee weakening romance" (Los Angeles Times). Graceling is a thrilling, action-packed fantasy adventure that will resonate deeply with anyone trying to find their way in the world.

Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa, who is smart and beautiful and lives in the Seven Kingdoms where selected people are born with a Grace, a special talent that can be anything at all. Katsa's Grace is killing.

As the king's niece, she is forced to use her extreme skills as his brutal enforcer. Until the day she meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skills, and Katsa's life begins to change. She never expects to become Po's friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace--or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

And don't miss the sequel, Fire, and companion, Bitterblue, both award-winning New York Times bestsellers featuring Kristin Cashore's elegant, evocative prose and unforgettable characters.

ALA Best Book for Young AdultsMythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature WinnerPublishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, and BCCB Best Book of the Year

Author: Kristin Cashore
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/01/2008
Series: Graceling Realm Books #1
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780152063962
Audience: Young Adult


Award: 2009 Indies Choice Book Awards Honor Book - Young Adult Fiction
Award: 2009 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize Winner - Young Adult
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award Nominee - High School
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee - Young Adult
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2011 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Senior/Grades 10-12
Award: 2011 Evergreen Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2011 Green Mountain Book Award Winner - Grades 9-12
Award: 2011 Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - High School
Award: 2010 Tayshas Reading Commended - Young Adult
Award: 2010 Texas Lone Star Reading List Commended - Young Adult
Award: 2011 Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee - High School
Award: 2011 Grand Canyon Reader Award Recommended - Teen
Award: 2011 Rhode Island Teen Book Award Winner - Ages 12 & Up
Award: Iowa High School Book Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: 2011 Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee - Young Adult
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee - Grades 9-12
Award: 2009 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist - Young Adult Literature
Award: 2008 Cybils Finalist - Fantasy/Sci-Fi/YA
Award: 2012 Golden Sower Award Honor Book - Young Adult
Award: 2012 California Young Reader Medal Winner - Young Adult
Award: Gateway Readers Award Second Place - High School
Award: Florida Teens Read Winner - Grades 9-12

About the Author
KRISTIN CASHORE has written for The Horn Book Guide, The Looking Glass: An Online Children's Literature Journal, and Children's Literature in Education. She received a master's degree in children's literature from Simmons College. Graceling is Ms.Cashore's first novel. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida.