York: The Map of Stars
the Map of Stars
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379 pages · Released May 12, 2020 · HarperCollins
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This is the concluding book in Ruby's York trilogy, featuring three diverse young protagonists solving an elaborate mystery across an alternate New York City. The story emphasizes friendship, teamwork, and problem-solving despite some conflict and tension. While there is mild peril and occasional violence, the content is generally appropriate for middle-grade readers who have enjoyed the earlier books in the series. The themes touch on trust, secrets, and the importance of reconciliation among friends.
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The thrilling conclusion to two-time National Book Award finalist Laura Ruby’s epic adventure through the streets of an alternate New York City. It was only a few days ago that Tess Biedermann, Theo Biedermann, and Jaime Cruz, along with a mysterious figure from the past, managed to survive an assault on the location o... The thrilling conclusion to two-time National Book Award finalist Laura Ruby’s epic adventure through the streets of an alternate New York City. It was only a few days ago that Tess Biedermann, Theo Biedermann, and Jaime Cruz, along with a mysterious figure from the past, managed to survive an assault on the location of the latest clue in the Morningstarr cipher—and, in the process, made a shocking discovery about their own connection to this one-hundred-sixty-year-old enigma. Now the friends are divided. Tess and Theo have no idea what the photo they found in Greenwood Cemetery means, but Jaime is convinced that they do, and that they’ve been keeping their own secrets from him. As the city continues to break around them, suddenly solving the greatest mystery of the modern world seems less important than saving their own friendship. The stakes of completing the cipher, however, have never been higher. Darnell Slant, real estate developer and owner of all the Morningstarr buildings, knows that they hold one last secret: a power that even the Morningstarrs themselves never revealed. The world has rested on a precarious balance of power for generations; now Slant and his shadowy business partners aim to unbalance it. It’s up to Tess, Theo, and Jaime to uncover the Morningstarrs’ final mystery in a desperate attempt to set things right. The world—theirs, and possibly others—depends on it.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Dystopian
- Mystery
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Mystery and detective stories
- New york (n.y.), fiction
- Art, fiction
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ISBN 9780062307019 · HarperCollins