Impossible
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A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin Inspired by the classic folk ballad "Scarborough Fair," this is a wonderfully riveting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?
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Nancy Werlin. (2009). Impossible. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Nancy Werlin. 2009. Impossible. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Nancy Werlin, Impossible. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Nancy Werlin. Impossible. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2009.
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July 28, 2008
Werlin (The
Rules of Survival
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