{"product_id":"9780615824819","title":"Songstone","description":"\"...an original fantasy world inhabited by superstitious tribal nations and intriguingly developed characters.\" -- SERENA CHASE, USA Today HEA\u003cp\u003eKita can meld song into stone. In a world with no written word, storytelling--the ability to meld (or magically impress) song into stone--is greatly honored. The village honors her master as their medicine man, but Kita knows he's secretly a sorcerer who practices black magic using drops of her blood. She fears he'll use her beautiful gift for a killing spell, so she conceals it from him. Each day, his magic tightens around her neck like a rope. His spells blind the villagers, so they can't see him for what he really is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot that anyone would want to help her. She was found in the forest as a baby and would have died if a village girl hadn't brought her home. But the villagers saw Kita's unusual coloring and decided she belonged to the mysterious tribe who lives in the forests of the volcano, a people feared for their mystical powers. So they fear her too. Now seventeen, she can barely admit her deepest longing: to know who she really is and where she belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Pono, a young journeyman, arrives from the other side of the island. He's come to fulfill a pact between their villages: to escort a storyteller back to his village--a storyteller who'll be chosen at the great assembly. Finally, in Pono, Kita sees her one slim chance at freedom and she'll risk her life to take it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark, twisty tale of sorcery, tummy-tingling romance, and adventure, inspired by the folklore of New Zealand's Maori people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor teens 12+ and young adults (YA) who enjoy romantic fantasy books with elements of mystery, escape, and suspense. This coming-of-age story is set on a fictional remote Pacific island, exploring issues of adoption and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Adult Fantasy \/ clean books for teen girls\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indigo Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026875367664,"sku":"9780615824819","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615824819_p0.jpg?v=1763600152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615824819","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}