A devilish debut by a brother-sister team invites us into the world of the elite Marlowe School, where some gifted students are having a hell of a year.
Candlewick Press
September 2009
On Sale: August 25, 2009
400 pages ISBN: 0763637076 EAN: 9780763637071 Hardcover Add to Wish List
One night, in cities all across Europe, five children vanish β only to appear, years later, at an exclusive New York party with a strange and elegant governess. Rumor and mystery follow the Faust teenagers to the cityβs most prestigious high school, where they soar to suspicious heights with the help of their benefactorβs extraordinary "gifts." But as the students claw their way up β reading minds, erasing scenes, stopping time, stealing power, seducing with artificial beauty β they start to suffer the side effects of their own addictions.
And as they make further deals with the devil, they uncover secrets more shocking than their most unforgivable sins. At once chilling and wickedly satirical, this contemporary re-imagining of the Faustian bargain is a compelling tale of ambition, consequences, and ultimate redemption.
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