Our childrens librarian, megan seeland, selects all the ya young adult books for the library. The book follows evangeline oneil, a girl who has been exiled from her old hometown and sent to new york city. Noteworthy books for children and teens fourteen and up recommended 20 listen up audiobook reader ot year editors choice 20 listen up childrenyoung adult editors choice 20 tayshas reading young adult commended 2014 iowa high school book award young adult nominee. March 11, 1964 is an american writer of young adult novels including the gemma doyle trilogy, going bovine, and the diviners she lived in texas until she was 26 years old. Libba bray is the author of the new york times bestseller beauty queens, the 2010 printz awardwinning going bovine, and the acclaimed gemma doyle. Shes never fit in in small town ohio and when she causes yet another scandal, shes shipped off to stay with. Her father was a preacher and her mother was a teacher. K and the last 40 pages of the first book really set the scene for the next book and left a few burning questions in my mind. Out in wards island sits a mental hospital full of lost souls from people long forgotten. And in this alternative history, there are people called diviners who have magical abilities that are hidden from the world. Epic finale to enthralling 20sset paranormal series.
A young woman discovers her mysterious powers could help catch a killer in the first book of the diviners series a stunning supernatural historical mystery set in 1920s new york city, from printz awardwinning and new york times bestselling author libba bray evangeline oneill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and sent off to the bustling. Its powerful twists and supernatural storyline never leave the back of your mind. She is originally from texas but makes her home in brooklyn, ny, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic cats. Evie oneill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of new york cityand she is positutely. The breathtaking finale to the epic new york times bestseller, the diviners, from printz winner and beloved author, libba. The diviners series by libba bray nonspoiler series.
Evie oneill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of new york cityand she is positutely ecstatic. But as rumors of towns becoming ghost towns and the dead developing unprecedented powers begin to surface, all hope seems to be lost. Made by people who love the diviners series for people who love the diviner series. The diviners is the first book in the series of the same name. A supernatural series set in manhattan during the 1920s that follows a teen. With terrible accounts of murder and possession flooding in from all over new york city, the diviners must band together and brave the ghosts haunting the asylum to bring down the king of crows. Libba bray will write the screenplay and josh schwartz and stephanie savage are set to produce the film. Its a brilliant, bizarre concept of the supernatural world blending in with new yorks 1920s. Evangeline oneill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and sent off to the bustling streets of new york cityand. The diviners by libba bray little, brown books for young readers. Divine is a dark actionsupernatural thriller web series.
After battling a sleeping sickness, the diviners are up against a group of new and malevolent foesghosts. The diviners is a historical, paranormal fantasy set in 1920s new york city. Do you believe there are ghosts and demons and diviners among us. Buy a cheap copy of the diviners book by libba bray. I loved how reading this conclusion made me feel and its set at the perfect time frame to build the american ghost.
Sweet sixteen, futuredaze, short stories from hell, gemma doyle by libba bray includes books the diviners, lair of dreams, before the devil breaks you, and several more. After that she moved to new york city, where she now lives with her husband and fifteenyearold son. Like the first book, others in the series examine the lasting effects of colonialism and how it shaped the lives of okonkwos descendants. Now, the diviners must travel to bountiful, nebraska, in hopes of joining forces with sarah beth and to stop the king of crows and his army of the dead forever. A young woman discovers her mysterious powers could help catch a killer in the first book of the diviners seriesa stunning supernatural. Theres an occultish serial killer at work, and only those touched with supernatural gifts can rally together to try to find him. The diviners series 4 primary works 4 total works a supernatural series set in manhattan during the 1920s that follows a teen heroine reminiscent of two of the eras most famous literary womenzelda fitzgerald and dorothy parker.
A ya historical paranormal set in nyc during the roaring 20s with murder, romance, and the occult from printz winner and bestselling author, libba bray, now in paperback. Parents need to know that the diviners is the first in a series by awardwinning author libba bray, who has set her dark and pulsequickening novel in prohibitionera new york city. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. This is the final book in the series, long and slow to start but blow out of an ending. The outlander series started by accident in the late 1980s when i decided to write a novel for practice. This novelist from america is best known for her works that include novels for young adults.
The diviners series was optioned by paramount pictures to become a movie in 2015. A young woman discovers her mysterious powers could help catch a killer in the first book of the diviners series a stunning supernatural historical mystery set in 1920s new york city, from printz awardwinning and new york times bestselling author libba bray. She is originally from texas but makes her home in brooklyn, ny, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic. Its 1926, and new york is filled with speakeasies, ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The diviners ebook by libba bray 9780316214643 rakuten. Listed below are her suggested ya fantasyscience fiction. The diviners by libba bray overdrive rakuten overdrive. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. The book also had some great diversity going for it. I found out before finishing the book that the diviners is a four book series with the second book, lair of dreams, due to be released on the 14th april 2014 in the u. The diviners 1, lair of dreams 2, before the devil breaks you 3 published by.
About this wiki new pages categories recent changes wanted pages the diviners lairofdreams. See the complete the diviners series book list in order. All the while, malevolent forces gather from every corner in a battle for the very soul of a nationa fight that could claim the diviners themselves. Libba bray is the new york times bestselling author of the gemma doyle trilogy a great and terrible beauty, rebel angels, the sweet far thing.
While things fall apart is widely taught in schools, teens might not know about the two sequels, which are as eloquent and engaging as the first book. The diviners is a 2012 young adult novel by libba bray. Help us grow more by adding your book details too something dark and evil has awakened. A young woman discovers her mysterious powers could help catch a killer in the first book of the diviners seriesa stunning supernatural historical mystery set. While this is the first book in a series, the majority of the plot is wrapped up pretty nicely. The diviners the diviners is about evie oneill, a rebellious and ambitious girl sent to live in new yorks museum of american folklore, superstition and the. And for certain group of bright young things its the opportunity to party like never before. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. A supernatural series set in manhattan during the 1920s that follows a teen heroine reminiscent of two of the eras most famous. Genre young adult fiction release date april 14, 2015 series the diviners series pages 608 publisher little, brown books for young readrs. The king of crows the diviners book 4 kindle edition. Evie oneill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of new york cityand.
It follows the same characters from all the books and adds a villain or two new. Some of her notable works include gemma doyle trilogy, the diviners series, and other novels and short stories. Though not as good as the diviners, lair of dreams was still an enjoyable read. There are some slow points in the diviners, but this book got into my head and heart. I did, and i didand here we all are, still trying to figure out what the heck you call books that nobody can describe, but that fortunately most people seem to enjoy. My goals were to learn what it took to write a novel, and to decide whether i really wanted to do that for real. The diviners by libba bray paperback book the parent store.