Caraval

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller! Welcome, welcome to Caraval—bStephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters. bIt’s the closest youll ever find to magic in this world. . . br Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the Winner. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever. Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away. New York Timesb bestsellerbr #1 IndieNext Pickbr Publishers Weeklyb Flying Startbr Entertainment Weekly Best 10 YA Books of 2017br Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Yearbr Amazon Best Book of the Yearbr Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Yearbr BuzzFeed Best Book of the Yearbr “the Hunger Games meets the Night Circus. Grade: A-. ”—Entertainment Weeklybr “Impressive, original, wondrous. b” —USA Todaybr “Spellbinding. ” —US Weeklybr “Magnificent. ” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewbr “I lost myself in this world. ”—Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember in the Ashesbr “Beautifully written. ”—Renée Ahdieh, author of the Wrath and the Dawnbr “Shimmers with magic. ”—Marie Rutkoski, author of the Winner’s Cursebr “Darkly enchanting. ”—Kiersten White, author of And I Darkenbr “Decadent. ” —Roshani Chokshi, author of the Star-Touched Queenbr “Like stepping into a living dream. ” —Stacey Lee, author of Outrun the Moonbr “Destined to capture imaginations. ”—Kirkus Reviewsbr “bIdeal for fans of the Night Circus, Stardust, and the Hunger Games. ” —School Library Journal