The Game of Love and Death
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Not since The Book Thief has the character of Death played such an original and affecting part in a book for young people.Flora and Henry were born a few blocks from each other, innocent of the forces that might keep a white boy and an African American girl apart; years later they meet again and their mutual love of music sparks an even more powerful connection. But what Flora and Henry don't know is that they are pawns in a game played by the eternal adversaries Love and Death, here brilliantly reimagined as two extremely sympathetic and fascinating characters. Can their hearts and their wills overcome not only their earthly circumstances, but forces that have battled throughout history? In the rainy Seattle of the 1920's, romance blooms among the jazz clubs, the mansions of the wealthy, and the shanty towns of the poor. But what is more powerful: love? Or death?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0545668344
ISBN13:9780545668347
Release Date:April 2015
Publisher:Arthur A. Levine Books
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"
Age Range:13 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 8 to 12
Customer Reviews
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Unique read
Published by afishinmn , 4 years ago
This is like a Gaiman-lite novel. The characters of Love and Death are unique voices here, and the storyline moves well. It’s hard to read a book about interracial romance without a high degree of skepticism around the author’s experiences and perspectives, so that was distracting to me.
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