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Poison
By Wooding, Chris
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-43975-570-2
- Publisher
- Orchard Scholastic
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2005
Gr 7-10 Pale and thin, with long black hair and violet eyes, the sullen, moody girl named Poison is an appropriate heroine for this over-the-top gothic horror fantasy. The 16-year-old has never been out of the Black Marshes, one of the remote backwaters settled by humans in a Realm ruled by phaeries and inhabited by a cast of foul creatures that includes trolls, daemons, and a particularly nasty Spider Woman. When her baby sister is kidnapped and a changeling is left in her crib, Poison sets off for the Rea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2005
Wooding's first novel, The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (rev. 11/04), was electrifying and deeply atmospheric; his second is even more so. When the self-named Poison's little sister is stolen by a ghoulish monster called the Scarecrow, she sets out to confront the Phaerie Lord to demand her sister's return. On her way she encounters the dangerous rotting man, Lamprey; the terrifying and cannibalistic B...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
