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Imaginary Girls

by Nova Ren Suma

ISBN13: 9780525423386
ISBN10: 0525423389
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Chloe's older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can't be captured or caged. When a night with Ruby's friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the dead body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby.

But Ruby will do anything to get her sister back, and when Chloe returns to town two years later, deadly surprises await. As Chloe flirts with the truth that Ruby has hidden deeply away, the fragile line between life and death is redrawn by the complex bonds of sisterhood.

With palpable drama and delicious craft, Nova Ren Suma bursts onto the YA scene with the story that everyone will be talking about.

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"In her first YA novel, Suma creates a surreal and dreamy world where magical thinking is carried to a chilling extreme. Fourteen-year-old Chloe idolizes her older sister, Ruby, a boy magnet who runs wild in their New York upstate town and is denied nothing. At a drunken party, Chloe accepts Ruby's challenge to swim across the local reservoir and finds a drifting rowboat holding the body of London, a girl from school. Afterward, Chloe is forced to move in with her father in another state; two years later, Ruby fetches Chloe back, and everything's different. Or nothing is. Chloe can't tell for sure. Ruby still has the run of the town, but there's London, alive and well. Chloe begins to recognize that things work differently in her sister's world; events bend to accommodate Ruby, and reality itself seems to take its shape from her desires. Suma (Dani Noir) uses the story's supernatural, horror movie — ready elements in the best of ways; beneath all the strangeness lies beauty, along with a powerful statement about the devotion between sisters. Not your average paranormal novel. Ages 14 — up. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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A beautiful and chilling story for fans of Lauren Oliver and Lisa McMann

Chloe's older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can't be contained or caged. When a night with Ruby's friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby. But Ruby will do anything to get her sister back, and when Chloe returns to town two years later, deadly surprises await. As Chloe flirts with the truth that Ruby has deeply hidden away, the fragile line between life and death is redrawn by the complex bonds of sisterhood.

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"Eerie and gripping and told with lush and inviting scenes, Imaginary Girls will haunt its readers. An intensely vivid portrayal of love and no-choice loyalty and power that has no easy answers." - Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

"A surreal little nightmare in book form. I just loved it. Nova Ren Suma's voice is unique and riveting, and so is the indelible Ruby, who dominates the reader from the very first page. It's the book everyone will be dying to talk about." - Nancy Werlin, author of Impossible and Extraordinary

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: ashelynnhetland, September 8, 2011 (view all comments by ashelynnhetland)
I finished this book not knowing what happened to my brain. Wow, this book is unique and twisted and brain-mushing. It's such a roller coaster, and whoa, I'd read this book again in a heartbeat. It's a little confusing, and not everything is resolved��"hello, cell phone? What's up with that?��"but I can see that maybe the author wanted the reader to make an opinion about it. It's the same way with the ending, and it works VERY well for this book. The reader gets to figure out what happened in the end, what the people of Olive are, etc. I go with Ruby's explanation. Anybody else?

IMAGINARY GIRLS was a delightful read. I was hooked right away, maybe it was from Suma's writing ability (I am green right now. GREEN!) or Ruby casted a spell on me like she did the people in the book and the weird town. I made a grave mistake and started it before bedtime, and to my disappointment, I couldn't keep my eyes open after 100 pages of reading it. I had to set it down and man, was I angry at myself.

This story is a surreal story, probably best read at night (when you aren't tired!) with the lights turned low. Very disturbing, but very very good. I loved it and can't wait to read more by Nova Ren Suma.
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: moiraethefatesbookreview, June 11, 2011 (view all comments by moiraethefatesbookreview)
Chloe's older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can't be captured or caged. When a night with Ruby's friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the dead body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby.But Ruby will do anything to get her sister back, and when Chloe returns to town two years later, deadly surprises await. As Chloe flirts with the truth that Ruby has hidden deeply away, the fragile line between life and death is redrawn by the complex bonds of sisterhood.
With palpable drama and delicious craft, Nova Ren Suma bursts onto the YA scene with the story that everyone will be talking about. (Synopsis provided by goodreads)

This is possibly one of the most beautiful books I have read this spring. The imagery that Suma weaves is beautiful. The story is captivating and the reader can really connect with the characters. The characters in this book are have a lot of depth, and the relationships between them are all very real.
Part of the beauty of the book is that is it has dark undertones. Because of the dark undertones, I don't think it's a book for everyone, but I really enjoyed it.
The book does have it's slow moments. Readers who enjoy ghost stories would would like this book.
This book is due out June 14 2011

Overall review **** 4 out of 5 stars
Cover art One of the best this year
Obtained I won an ARC from Librarything thank you.

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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780525423386
Author:: Suma, Nova Ren
Publisher:: Dutton Books
Subject:: Horror & Ghost Stories
Subject:: General-General
Edition Description:: B-Hardcover
Publication Date:: 20110631
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: from 9 up to AND UP
Language:: English
Pages:: 304
Dimensions:: 8.18 x 5.5 x 0.93 in 0.68 lb
Age Level:: from 14 up to AND UP

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Product details 304 pages Dutton Books - 2011-06-00 English 9780525423386 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "In her first YA novel, Suma creates a surreal and dreamy world where magical thinking is carried to a chilling extreme. Fourteen-year-old Chloe idolizes her older sister, Ruby, a boy magnet who runs wild in their New York upstate town and is denied nothing. At a drunken party, Chloe accepts Ruby's challenge to swim across the local reservoir and finds a drifting rowboat holding the body of London, a girl from school. Afterward, Chloe is forced to move in with her father in another state; two years later, Ruby fetches Chloe back, and everything's different. Or nothing is. Chloe can't tell for sure. Ruby still has the run of the town, but there's London, alive and well. Chloe begins to recognize that things work differently in her sister's world; events bend to accommodate Ruby, and reality itself seems to take its shape from her desires. Suma (Dani Noir) uses the story's supernatural, horror movie — ready elements in the best of ways; beneath all the strangeness lies beauty, along with a powerful statement about the devotion between sisters. Not your average paranormal novel. Ages 14 — up. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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