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245 10 a| To a darker shore /c| Leanne Schwartz.;

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520 a| To keep the devil at bay, her beauty-obsessed kingdom sacrifices unattractive children to hell's entrance every season, prompting plain, poor, plus-sized, autistic Alesta to travel to the very depths of hell to avenge her best friend's death and stop the sacrifices forever.;

520 a| "Plain, poor, plus-size, and autistic, Alesta grew up trying to convince her beauty-obsessed kingdom that she's too useful to be sacrificed. Their god blessed their island Soladisa as a haven for his followers, but to keep the devil at bay, the church sends a child sacrifice to hell's entrance every season--often poor or plain girls just like Alesta. With a head full of ideas for inventions, Alesta knows her best shot at making it to adulthood is to design something impressive for the festival exhibition so she might win a spot in the university--acceptance could guarantee her safety. But Alesta's flying machine demonstration goes awry, a failure that will surely mean death. What happens is worse: her best friend and heir to the throne, Kyrian, takes the blame expecting leniency--but ends up sacrificed in her place"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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To a darker shore / Leanne Schwartz.

Author/creator	Schwartz, Leanne author.
Format	Book
Publication	Salem, MA : Page Street YA, 2024.
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Autistic youth--Juvenile fiction. Neurodiversity--Juvenile fiction. Overweight teenagers--Juvenile fiction. Women inventors--Juvenile fiction. Orphans--Juvenile fiction. Sexual minorities--Juvenile fiction. Gods--Juvenile fiction. Monsters--Juvenile fiction. Child sacrifice--Juvenile fiction. Hell--Juvenile fiction. Revenge--Juvenile fiction. Islands--Juvenile fiction.

Abstract	To keep the devil at bay, her beauty-obsessed kingdom sacrifices unattractive children to hell's entrance every season, prompting plain, poor, plus-sized, autistic Alesta to travel to the very depths of hell to avenge her best friend's death and stop the sacrifices forever.
Abstract	"Plain, poor, plus-size, and autistic, Alesta grew up trying to convince her beauty-obsessed kingdom that she's too useful to be sacrificed. Their god blessed their island Soladisa as a haven for his followers, but to keep the devil at bay, the church sends a child sacrifice to hell's entrance every season--often poor or plain girls just like Alesta. With a head full of ideas for inventions, Alesta knows her best shot at making it to adulthood is to design something impressive for the festival exhibition so she might win a spot in the university--acceptance could guarantee her safety. But Alesta's flying machine demonstration goes awry, a failure that will surely mean death. What happens is worse: her best friend and heir to the throne, Kyrian, takes the blame expecting leniency--but ends up sacrificed in her place"-- Provided by publisher.
Interest age level	Ages 14 and up
Interest grade level	Grades 9 and up
Genre/form	Fantasy fiction.
Genre/form	LGBTQ+ fiction.
Genre/form	Mythological fiction.
Genre/form	Fantasy fiction.
Genre/form	Queer fiction.
Genre/form	Novels.
LCCN	2023907226
ISBN	9781645678403 hardcover
ISBN	1645678407 hardcover

To a darker shore / Leanne Schwartz.

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