The Darkest Part of the Forest

Publisher Marketing: A girl makes a secret sacrifice to the faerie king in this lush fantasy from "New York Times" bestselling author Holly Black."Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. Children can kill a monster and feel quite proud of themselves. A girl can look at her brother and believe they re destined to be a knight and a bard who battle evil. She can believe she s found the thing she s been made for."Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. The faeries seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Or she did, once. At the center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. It rests right on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointy as knives. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children. The boy has slept there for generations, never waking. Until one day, he does As the world turns upside down and a hero is needed to save them all, Hazel tries to remember her years spent pretending to be a knight. But swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of betrayal, will it be enough?" Review Citations: School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 114 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 50 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/03/2014 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2014 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2015 pg. 75 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 01/16/2015 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 01/25/2015 pg. 22 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Bookpage 01/01/2015 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2015 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2015 pg. 300 (EAN 9780316213073, Hardcover) School Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 80 (EAN 9781478955894, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Black, Holly Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern Faerie Tale series, the Curse Workers series, "Doll Bones", and "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown". She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award, a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of both an Andre Norton Award and a Newbery Honor. She lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door. Visit her at BlackHolly.com.