Caraval

The acclaimed New York Times bestseller! Welcome; welcome to Caraval—bStephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters. bIt’s the closest youll ever find to magic in this world. . . Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister; Tella; live with their powerful; and cruel; father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her; and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval; the far-away; once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show; are over. But this year; Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor; Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only; as soon as they arrive; Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer; Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella; and whoever finds her first is the Winner. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love; heartbreak; and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not; she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over; a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off; and her sister disappears forever. Welcome; welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away. New York Timesb bestsellerbr #1 IndieNext Pickbr Publishers Weeklyb Flying Startbr Entertainment Weekly Best 10 YA Books of 2017Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Yearbr Amazon Best Book of the Yearbr Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Yearbr BuzzFeed Best Book of the Yearbr “the Hunger Games meets the Night Circus. Grade: A-. ”—Entertainment Weeklybr “Impressive; original; wondrous. b” —USA Todaybr “Spellbinding. ” —US Weeklybr “Magnificent. ” —Publishers Weekly; starred reviewbr “I lost myself in this world. ”—Sabaa Tahir; author of An Ember in the Ashesbr “Beautifully written. ”—Renée Ahdieh; author of the Wrath and the Dawnbr “Shimmers with magic. ”—Marie Rutkoski; author of the Winner’s Cursebr “Darkly enchanting. ”—Kiersten White; author of And I Darkenbr “Decadent. ” —Roshani Chokshi; author of the Star-Touched Queenbr “Like stepping into a living dream. ” —Stacey Lee; author of Outrun the Moonbr “Destined to capture imaginations. ”—Kirkus Reviewsbr “bIdeal for fans of the Night Circus; Stardust; and the Hunger Games. ” —School Library Journal