Black Heart

Love is dangerous and trust is priceless in Holly Black's "powerful, edgy dark" fantasy series (Publishers Weekly).

Cassel Sharpe knows he's been used as an assassin, but he's trying to put all that behind him. He's trying to be good, even though he grew up in a family of con artists and cheating comes as easily as breathing to him. He's trying to do the right thing, even though the girl he loves is inextricably connected with crime. And he's trying to convince himself that working for the Feds is smart, even though he's been raised to believe the government is the enemy.

But with a mother on the lam, the girl he loves about to take her place in the Mob, and new secrets coming to light, the line between what's right and what's wrong becomes increasingly blurred. When the Feds ask Cassel to do the one thing he said he would never do again, he needs to sort out what's a con and what's truth. In a dangerous game and with his life on the line, Cassel may have to make his biggest gamble yet--this time on love.

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 04/03/2012
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.80w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9781442403468
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 150963 / Black Heart


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2012 pg. 284
Booklist 02/15/2012 pg. 53
School Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 155
Shelf Awareness 04/06/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2012 pg. 170 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2012
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 49
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 89 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of speculative and fantasy novels, short stories, and comics. She has been a finalist for an Eisner and a Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic and Nebula Awards and a Newbery Honor. She has sold over twenty-six million books worldwide, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. Visit her at BlackHolly.com.