Tarnished Are the Stars

The Lunar Chronicles meets Rook in this queer #OwnVoices science-fantasy novel, perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer and Sharon Cameron.

A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher's chest: an illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog -- donning the moniker Technician -- to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the Commissioner's tyrannical laws.Nathaniel Fremont, the Commissioner's son, has never had to fear the law. Determined to earn his father's respect, Nathaniel sets out to capture the Technician. But the more he learns about the outlaw, the more he questions whether his father's elusive affection is worth chasing at all.Their game of cat and mouse takes an abrupt turn when Eliza, a skilled assassin and spy, arrives. Her mission is to learn the Commissioner's secrets at any cost -- even if it means betraying her own heart.When these uneasy allies discover the most dangerous secret of all, they must work together despite their differences and put an end to a deadly epidemic -- before the Commissioner ends them first.

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 10/15/2019
Pages: 384
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781338312270
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506981 / Tarnished Are the Stars


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/05/2019
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019
Booklist 09/01/2019 pg. 104
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2019

About the Author
Rosiee Thor began her career as a storyteller by demanding to tell her mother bedtime stories instead of the other way around. She spent her childhood reading by flashlight in the closet until she came out as queer. She lives in Oregon with a dog, a cat, and an abundance of plants. She is the author of young adult novels Tarnished Are the Stars and Fire Becomes Her. Follow her online at rosieethor.com and on Twitter @rosieethor.