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The first in a series with the makings of a modern classic, The Luck Uglies is an irresistible cross between Chris Colfer''s Land of Stories series and Kelly Barnhill''s The Girl Who Drank the Moon, overflowing with adventure, secrets, friendship, and magic.

Rye O''Chanter has seen a lot of strange things happen in Village Drowning: Children are chased through the streets. Families are fined for breaking laws that don''t even exist. Girls aren''t allowed to read anymore, and certain books—books that hold secrets about Drowning''s past—have been outlawed altogether.

Now a terrifying encounter has eleven-year-old Rye convinced that the monstrous, supposedly extinct Bog Noblins have returned. Before the monsters disappeared, there was only one way to defeat them—the Luck Uglies. But the Luck Uglies have long since been exiled, and there''s nobody left who can protect the village.

As Rye dives into Drowning''s maze of secrets, rules, and lies, she begins to question everything she''s been told about the village''s legend of outlaws and beasts . . . and what she''ll discover is that it may take a villain to save them from the monsters.

This critically acclaimed debut middle grade novel was named an ALA Notable Book and a New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing and won the Cybil Award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction and a Sunshine State Young Readers Award.

The Luck Uglies must face their greatest enemy in this second installment of the series that''s a perfect match for fans of Chris Colfer''s Land of Stories series and books by Kelly Barnhill. "There is not a single dull moment in this story. A total delight," raved Bookslist in a starred review!

Rye O’Chanter was shocked to discover that her father was the leader of the notorious band of outlaws known as the Luck Uglies. Now she too has been declared a criminal in her own village, and she must flee to the strange and remote Isle of Pest while her father faces off against the Luck Uglies’ bitter rivals, the Fork-Tongue-Charmers, on the mainland.

But all bets are off when the battle moves to the shores of Pest. To defeat the Fork-Tongue Charmers, Rye must defy a deranged earl, survive a test meant to judge the grit of the fiercest men, and lead the charge in defending the island against a strangely familiar enemy, which means uncovering some long-buried family secrets….

The first Luck Uglies book was named an ALA Notable Children’s Book as well as a New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing, and it won the Cybil Award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction and a Sunshine State Young Readers Award.

In this exhilarating conclusion to the critically acclaimed Luck Uglies series, the final battle between the Luck Uglies and the treacherous Fork-Tongue Charmers comes to Rye O’Chanter’s doorstep.

Filled with adventure, humor, and a hint of magic, this middle grade fantasy series is an irresistible cross between Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories series and Kelly Barnhill''s The Girl Who Drank the Moon.

When Rye finally travels back home to Village Drowning to help her father with his plan to defeat the Luck Uglies’ bitter rivals, she finds it in shambles. The monstrous Bog Noblins now raid the streets at night. And people are afraid to leave their houses because no one is around to protect them.

Rye soon realizes she can’t wait for the adults to sort everything out, so she enlists her friends to come up with a plan. A plan that could change everything for Drowning . . . because the only way to save her village may just be to destroy it.

The Luck Uglies was named an ALA Notable Children’s Book as well as a New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing, and it won the Cybil Award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction and a Sunshine State Young Readers Award.

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TurOdjuren var ett namn som bara viskades i hamnen och på de mörkaste krogarna, ställen där folk inte var så nogräknade med lagar... Allt är inte alltid som det verkar. Ry O’Chanter upptäcker att det inte är självklart vilka som är banditer och vilka som inte är det. I ett omtumlande äventyr i staden Sjunknaby avslöjar Ry och hennes vänner lögn efter lögn, hemlighet efter hemlighet... ”TurOdjuren känns som en blandning av Sagan om Ringen, Harry Potter och Guldkompassen. En medryckande och tankeväckande läsning för både unga och äldre läsare” H. Sandström ”I ena stunden rolig, i andra spännande. En verkligt fängslande bok.” ALA Booklist ”Lager, nyanser, fyndighet och en kolossalt bra historia gör det här till en bok som måste läsas.” Kirkus Reviews Paul Durham växte upp i Massachusetts, USA, där han gick i grundskolan och sedan läste juridik. Paul bor nu i New Hampshire med sin fru, två döttrar och en enorm, hårig varelse som det lokala djurhemmet fastställde var en katt. Han skriver sina prisbelönta böcker i ett övergivet hönshus vid ett träsk och har en liten porslinsgroda i fickan för att ge tur. ”Jag skriver för unga, deras föräldrar och vem som helst som njuter av en bra berättelse.”

Maskerna döljer mer än bara ansikten...

Ry O’Chanter blir inblandad i dubbelspel och dolda planer. Hon blir efterlyst som en farlig brottsling och tvingas fly till de avlägsna Plågans Öar – en hänförande plats full med legender, smugglare och… får. Ry börjar nysta i sin pappas förflutna för att försöka förstå sina fienders motiv.

TurOdjuren: Ohederliga tjuvar är andra delen i Paul Durhams prisade trilogi om Ry.