Keeper of the Lost Cities and gorgeous prose into an

and gorgeous prose into an encyclopedic study that reads like a literary page-turner" (Oprah Daily)

without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper

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Keeper of the Lost Cities and gorgeous prose into anA New York Times bestselling series A USA TODAY bestselling series A California Young Reader Medal winning series In this riveting series opener, a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to her brand new world before the wrong person finds the answer first. Twelve year old Sophie has never quite fit into her life. She's skipped multiple grades and doesn't really connect with the older kids at school, but she's not comfortable with her