Título: Other Words for Smoke
Autor: Sarah Maria Griffin
Sinopse: Years ago, the house at the end of the lane burned down. The townspeople never learned what happened, but Rita Frost and her teenage ward, Bevan, were never seen again. Only Mae and her brother Rossa know the truth of what happened that summer—and they’ll never say a word. When they were told they’d be spending their summer with their great aunt, Mae and Rossa were anything but thrilled. But nothing at Rita’s is as it appears. Bevan is enthralled by a dangerous power lurking behind the walls of Rita’s home. The power—known as Sweet James—is hungry, and what he wants most is a taste of the twins. And Bevan wants the magic and escape that Sweet James is offering her. But Sweet James is never satisfied, no matter what Bevan brings him. Mae would give Bevan almost anything—she is in the grip of first love, both dying for Bevan’s attention and worried she’ll get it. But Rossa is learning some of the terrible secrets the house is hiding, secrets that paralyze him with fear. As the summer draws to a close, Bevan tries to free Sweet James from his prison within the walls, but is thwarted by Rita and her cat (who is more than a cat), Bobby Dear. It’s over for Mae and Rossa, isn’t it? They return home. They don’t talk about the strangeness of that summer. But it never completely abandons them. And things at home only get worse. And so three years later, Rossa and Mae are sent once again to Rita’s home, as their parents’ marriage finally seems to crumble. At first it seems that the strangeness has dissipated. But Sweet James never left. He has been lurking within the walls, waiting the perfect time to return. He’s been waiting much longer than any of them know—any of them except Rita, who has been keeping secrets of her own. Secrets that bring the house down in flames around them and bring them all to the brink of the things they most want—and what they most fear. Sarah Maria Griffin is a rare talent with a unique and atmospheric writing style. Fans of Maggie Stiefvater’s All the Crooked Saints and Libba Bray’s The Diviners will devour this dark and unusual novel.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Other Words for Smoke”, de Sarah Maria Griffin, publicado pela editora Greenwillow Books, em 2019 e com 384 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Greenwillow Books
Páginas: 384
Ano: 2019
Edição:
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 0062408917
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Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Greenwillow Books oferecem uma experiência de leitura que transita entre aventuras fantásticas e narrativas sensíveis para o público infantojuvenil. O catálogo revela histórias que exploram conflitos intensos, como batalhas contra monstros e forças sobrenaturais, ao lado de relatos delicados sobre a infância, amizade e descobertas pessoais. Há obras que apresentam ritmo acelerado e tensão, como as tramas com criaturas sombrias e guerras entre mundos, mas também textos que privilegiam o tom acolhedor e didático, como livros ilustrados para crianças pequenas que estimulam o aprendizado e a empatia. A diversidade do catálogo se manifesta no contraste entre narrativas mais narrativas e cheias de ação e aquelas mais contemplativas e poéticas, voltadas para o desenvolvimento emocional dos pequenos leitores.
