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Impossible Paperback - 2009

by Nancy Werlin

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A beautifully wrought modernfairy tale from master storytellerand award-winning author NancyWerlin.Inspired by the classic folk ballad "Scarborough Fair,"this is a wonderfully riveting and haunting novel ofsuspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeenwhen she discovers that she is the latest recipientof a generations-old family curse that requires herto complete three seemingly impossible tasks or riskfalling into madness and passing the curse on to thenext generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucyhas family, friends, and other modern resources tohelp her out. But will it be enough to conquer thisage-old evil?

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Speak, August 2009. Paperback. Used - Good.
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  • Title Impossible
  • Author Nancy Werlin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 376
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Speak, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Publication date August 2009
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 393295
  • ISBN 9780142414910 / 0142414913
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.2 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 3.05 cm)
  • Age range 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 670
  • Category Young Adult Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Magic, Teenage mothers
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1
  • Bookseller catalogues Teen

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A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin

Inspired by the classic folk ballad “Scarborough Fair,” this is a wonderfully riveting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?

Reader reviews for Impossible

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A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin

Inspired by the classic folk ballad "Scarborough Fair," this is a wonderfully riveting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?

Media reviews

"Werlin earns high marks for the tale's gracefulinterplay between wild magic and contemporary reality." - Booklist, starred review

"This unique story flows smoothly and evenly, and the well-drawncharacters and subtle hints of magic early on allow readers to enterwillingly into the world of fantasy." - School Library Journal, starred review

"Modern logic and methodology mesh splendidly with fairy lore. . .The conclusion is startingly wholesome, comfortable and complete. . .the melding of magic and practicality provides a lovely whole." - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewEND

About the author

Nancy Werlin writes YA fiction that ranges from realistic fiction to suspense to fantasy, often breaking the boundaries between genres. Her books have gathered awards too numerous to mention, but including National Book award finalist, Edgar award winner and finalist, New York Times bestseller, L.A. Book Prize finalist, and IndieBound Top Ten. Nancy's first novel, Are You Alone on Purpose, was a Publishers Weekly Flying Start pick.

Of Nancy's suspense fiction, Sarah Weinman says, "Chances are, many of you haven't heard of this author. That would be a shame, because she's simply one of the best crime novelists going right now. Period." These titles are where Nancy habitually breaks genre-separation rules and include The Rules of Survival (a National Book Award finalist), The Killer's Cousin (Edgar award winner), Locked Inside (Edgar award nominee), Black Mirror (which the Washington Post called "an edge-of-your seat thriller"), and Double Helix (named to multiple best-of-year book lists).

Nancy's unusual fantasy fiction was inspired by the ballad Scarborough Fair and includes the loose trilogy Impossible (a New York Times bestseller), Extraordinary (featuring a rare thing in fantasy fiction: a Jewish heroine), and her personal beloved, Unthinkable.

For fun, Nancy also writes and draws a graphic memoir in comics, using her Tumblr to self-publish an episode three times a week.

Her favorite book in all the world is Jane Eyre.

A graduate of Yale, Nancy lives near Boston, Massachusetts with her husband.

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