Fly By Night - Frances Hardinge
Synopsis
Everybody knew that books were dangerous. Read the wrong book, it was
said, and the words crawled around your brain on black legs and drove
you mad, wicked mad. Mosca Mye was born at a time sacred to Goodman
Palpitattle, He Who Keeps Flies out of Jams and Butterchurns, which is
why her father insisted on naming her after the housefly. He also
insisted on teaching her to read—even in a world where books are
dangerous, regulated things. Eight years later, Quillam Mye died,
leaving behind an orphaned daughter with an inauspicious name and an
all-consuming hunger for words. Trapped for years in the care of her
cruel Uncle Westerly and Aunt Briony, Mosca leaps at the opportunity for
escape, though it comes in the form of sneaky swindler Eponymous Clent.
As she travels the land with Clent and her pet goose, Saracen, Mosca
begins to discover complicated truths about the world she inhabits and
the power of words. (Amazon.com)
This book is a Junior Fiction at my library. It is also a fantasy book. But it's really a good book.....I enjoyed reading this book very much. *****
This book is for 2 of my reading challenges.
Monthly Key Word Challenge
Color Coded Challenge
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