A Fierce and Subtle Poison (ePub)

Legends collide with reality when a boy is swept intothe magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison. Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girlIsabel, the one the seoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family's lush Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill. Seventeen-year-old Lucas spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, and he's grown up hearing the stories. When letters from the cursed girl mysteriously appear in his room the same day his girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answersand finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life. ';A breathtaking story in which myths come tofrightening life and buried wishes might actually come true.'Nova Ren Suma,author ofThe Walls Around UsandImaginary Girls ';Samantha Mabry's magical debut is both a chilling mysteryand a heartbreaking meditation on love, longing, and sacrifice . . .A Fierce and Subtle Poisonwill get into your blood.'Laura Ruby, author ofBone Gap ';With its sparklingly sinister blend of natural historyand magic, of themes that seem both modern and timeless,A Fierce and Subtle Poisongets under the skin.'Chicago Tribune