The Girl of Fire and Thorns
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
"Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."—USAToday.com
The first book in Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of Shadow & Bone and Game of Thrones, will devour this fantasy series.
Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.
Elisa is the chosen one. But she has always felt powerless, useless. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he's not the only one who seeks her. Fierce enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.
Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn't die young. Most of the chosen do.
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Pick
Andre Norton Award Finalist
A Texas Tayshas Selection
Ohioana Book Award YA winner
Don't miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson's action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
Level 5, 15 Points
Rae Carson. (2011). The Girl of Fire and Thorns. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rae Carson. 2011. The Girl of Fire and Thorns. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns. HarperCollins, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rae Carson. The Girl of Fire and Thorns. HarperCollins, 2011.
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 2 | 2 |
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062093325
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B004U6URJY
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062093325
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062026507
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Rae Carson
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Girl of Fire and Thorns
- seriesId
- 516924
- dateAdded
- 2012-04-12T18:31:56.75Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=562025
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Girl of Fire and Thorns Fire and Thorns Series Book 01
- crossRefId
- 562025
- series
- Fire and Thorns
- id
- FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59
- starRating
- 4.2
OverDrive MetaData
- interestLevel
- MG+
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: TheGirlofFireandThor_9780062093325_562025
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 2036576
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062093325
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 1
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 9/20/2011
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/FB7/F89/D3/GirlofFireandThorns9780062093325.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheGirlofFireandThor_562025
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B004U6URJY
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 9/20/2011
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/FB7/F89/D3/GirlofFireandThorns9780062093325.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheGirlofFireandThor_9780062093325_562025
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062093325
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 9/20/2011
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
- url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0293-1/FB7/F89/D3/GirlofFireandThorns9780062093325.epub
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Carson, Rae
- bioText:
Rae Carson is the author of two bestselling and award-winning trilogies, as well as the acclaimed stand-alone novels Any Sign of Life and The Empire of Dreams. Her debut, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was named a William C. Morris Award finalist and an Andre Norton Award finalist. Walk on Earth a Stranger was longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award and won the Western Writers of America Spur Award. Her books tend to contain adventure, magic, and smart girls who make (mostly) smart choices. Originally from California, Rae Carson now lives in Ohio with her husband. www.raecarson.com
- name: Rae Carson
- imprint
- Greenwillow Books
- publishDate
- 2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Girl of Fire and Thorns
- fullDescription
"Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."—USAToday.com
The first book in Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of Shadow & Bone and Game of Thrones, will devour this fantasy series.
Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.
Elisa is the chosen one. But she has always felt powerless, useless. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he's not the only one who seeks her. Fierce enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.
Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn't die young. Most of the chosen do.
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Pick
Andre Norton Award Finalist
A Texas Tayshas Selection
Ohioana Book Award YA winner
Don't miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson's action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!
- seriesId
- 516924
- gradeLevels
- value: Grade 3
- value: Grade 4
- reviews
- premium: False
- source: Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
- content: "Intoxicating . . . Readers will find themselves immersed in this world and believing it."
- premium: False
- source: Tamora Pierce, author of New York Times bestseller Bloodhound
- content: "Elisa is a wonderful, believable hero, the kind that every reader can imagine as herself. I charged through the book in two days, savoring Elisa's realness and her unique, wonderful world! Engrossing."
- premium: False
- source: Veronica Roth, author of the best-selling Divergent
- content: "I stayed up until 2AM reading this last night. Intense, unique. . . . Definitely recommended."
- premium: False
- source: Cinda Williams Chima,author of the best-selling Seven Realms series
- content: "I LOVED this book! It's a transformation story that both teens and adults can believe in. Rae Carson has delivered a unique magical system and built a world with strong series potential."
- premium: False
- source: Megan Whalen Turner, author of the Newbery Honor Book, THE THIEF
- content: "Rae Carson's heroine is a perfect blend of the ordinary and the extraordinary. I loved her."
- premium: False
- source: Leah Cypess, author of Mistwood
- content: "Set in intrigue-filled courts, battlefields, and windswept deserts, this riveting fantasy tests its heroine's limits as she struggles to fulfill a destiny wrapped in an ancient mystery. A breathtaking adventure in a fascinating, richly-drawn world."
- premium: False
- source: Paolo Bacigalupi, Printz Award-winning author of Ship Breaker
- content: "A delicious debut."
- premium: False
- source: Sarah Prineas, author of The Magic Thief
- content: "Distinctive for its luminous prose, its hint of romance, and Elisa, a strong, smart heroine that readers will truly fall in love with."
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
Starred review from August 1, 2011
Carson debuts with a smart, complex fantasy with stellar characters, first in a planned trilogy. Even though she bears the mysterious and rare Godstone, 16-year-old Princess Elisa has been a disappointment to her family and country. Plain, overweight, and unmotivated, she is content to wed a handsome neighboring king to cement an alliance. After an arduous journey to her new home, Elisa arrives to find that her husband wants to keep their status hidden. But there are more pressing concernsâthe enemy is preparing to invade, and Elisa is kidnapped. As she is thrust into a fight for survival on the borders of her new kingdom, Elisa is hunted by dark magicians and must piece together clues to fulfill her divine decree. Elisa is a sensational heroine, striving to fulfill her potential under perilous circumstances, while realistically growing in resourcefulness, inner strength, and intelligence. The odd nature of the Godstone (which is embedded in Elisa's stomach) may occasionally pull some readers out of the story, but Carson's mature writing style, thoughtful storytelling, appealing characters, and surprising twists add up to a page-turner with broad appeal. Ages 12âup.
- popularity
- 2302
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/fb7f89d3-64ba-460f-8572-7b28fe816b59/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- fb7f89d3-64ba-460f-8572-7b28fe816b59
- starRating
- 4.2
- readingOrder
- 1
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/{FB7F89D3-64BA-460F-8572-7B28FE816B59}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fantasy
- value: Young Adult Fiction
- value: Young Adult Literature
- publishDateText
- 09/20/2011
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062026507
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
"Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."—USAToday.com
The first book in Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of Shadow & Bone and Game of Thrones, will devour this fantasy series.
Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.
Elisa is the chosen one. But she has always felt powerless, useless. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he's not the only one who seeks her. Fierce enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at...
- sortTitle
- Girl of Fire and Thorns
- lexileScore
- 730
- crossRefId
- 562025
- series
- Fire and Thorns
- awards
- source: Young Adult Library Services Association
- value: William C. Morris Debut Young Adult Award Finalist
- source: Young Adult Library Services Association
- value: Best Fiction for Young Adults
- publisher
- HarperCollins
- atos
- 5
- bisacCodes
- code: YAF019000
- description: Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / General
- code: YAF022000
- description: Young Adult Fiction / Girls & Women
