A blade so black
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
A blade so black
AUTHOR:
McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.)
ISBN:
9781250153906
EDITION:
First edition.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Imprint, 2018.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
370 p. : 22 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Sequel: A dream so dark.
ABSTRACT:
"This isn't the Wonderland you remember. The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew. Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she's ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head...literally"--Jacket flap.
SUBJECT_TERM:
GEOGRAPHIC_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Nightmares -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Good and evil -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Dreams -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Magic -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Imaginary wars and battles -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Imaginary places -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction. |
| African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Characters in literature -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Fantasy. |
| Atlanta (Ga.) -- Juvenile fiction. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"This isn't the Wonderland you remember. The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew. Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA. Keeping the Nightmares at bay is turning into a full-time job. But when Alice's handsome and mysterious mentor is poisoned, she has to find the antidote by venturing deeper into Wonderland than she's ever gone before. And she'll need to use everything she's learned in both worlds to keep from losing her head...literally"--Jacket flap.