Court of Fives
Readers rate it 3.3 (24 on Hardcover)
331 pages · Released Jul 22, 2014 · Hachette+ORM
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Court of Fives is a well-crafted fantasy adventure with strong themes of courage, loyalty, and challenging unjust social hierarchies. The story centers on athletic competition and an unlikely friendship between characters from different social classes, with family bonds as a core motivation. While there is some violence related to plot conflicts and mild romantic tension, the content is appropriate for mature middle-grade to young teen readers who enjoy fantasy and social justice themes.
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In this imaginative escape into enthralling new lands, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's first bestselling young adult novel weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege. Jessamy's life is a balance between acting like an upper-class Pa... In this imaginative escape into enthralling new lands, World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's first bestselling young adult novel weaves an epic story of a girl struggling to do what she loves in a society suffocated by rules of class and privilege. Jessamy's life is a balance between acting like an upper-class Patron and dreaming of the freedom of the Commoners. But away from her family she can be whoever she wants when she sneaks out to train for The Fives, an intricate, multilevel athletic competition that offers a chance for glory to the kingdom's best contenders. Then Jes meets Kalliarkos, and an unlikely friendship between two Fives competitors--one of mixed race and the other a Patron boy--causes heads to turn. When Kal's powerful, scheming uncle tears Jes's family apart, she'll have to test her new friend's loyalty and risk the vengeance of a royal clan to save her mother and sisters from certain death.
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
- Dystopian
- Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Racially mixed people, fiction
- Sisters, fiction
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ISBN 9780316364249 · Hachette+ORM