Belle Révolte - by Linsey Miller (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Told in two voices, sixteen-year-old Comtesse Emilie, whose yearning to be a physician is below her station, switches places with Annette, who needs training to develop her magic, as their homeland is threatened by war.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From the author of the Mask of Shadows duology comes this fast-paced YA fantasy, where two young women must trade lives, work together to stay alive, and end a war caused by magic and greed </strong></p><p>Emilie des Marais is more at home holding scalpels than embroidery needles and is desperate to escape her noble roots to serve her country as a physician. But society dictates a noble lady cannot perform such gruesome work.</p><p>Annette Boucher, overlooked and overworked by her family, wants more from life than her humble beginnings and is desperate to be trained in magic. So when a strange noble girl offers Annette the chance of a lifetime, she accepts.</p><p>Emilie and Annette swap lives--Annette attends finishing school as a noble lady to be trained in the ways of divination, while Emilie enrolls to be a physician's assistant, using her natural magical talent to save lives.</p><p>But when their nation instigates a terrible war, Emilie and Annette come together to help the rebellion unearth the truth before it's too late.</p><p><strong><em>Belle Révolte</em></strong><strong> is "a welcome twist on the tropes of sword and sorcery novels" (School Library Journal), perfect for readers looking for: </strong></p><ul> <li>tween and teen LGBTQ+ books</li> <li>high fantasy with asexual and aromantic representation </li> <li>lesbian and gay fairy tales</li> <li>books with trans and non-binary characters</li></ul><p><strong>Praise for Belle Révolte: </strong></p><p>"A bursting-at-the-seams stand-alone <strong>empowerment story</strong>."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em> <br> "Hand to any lover of <strong>magic, rebellion, secrets, and self-discovery</strong>."--<em>Booklist</em><br> "Fast-paced fantasy with a pair of <strong>determined female protagonists</strong>. A welcome twist on the tropes of sword and sorcery novels." --<em>School Library Journal</em><br> "A well-imagined world, with <strong>richly drawn characters with much LGBTQ diversity</strong>." --<em>Youth Services Book Review</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Social justice enthusiasts and readers with an interest in LGBTQIA representation will find much to enjoy and discuss." - <strong><em> The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books</em></strong><br><br>"An evocative and thought provoking tale of rebellion, magic, and love." - <strong><em> The Nerd Daily</em></strong><br><br>" A well-imagined world, with richly drawn characters with much LGBTQ diversity." - <strong><em> Youth Services Book Review</em></strong><br><br>"Fast-paced fantasy with a pair of determined female protagonists. A welcome twist on the tropes of sword and sorcery novels." - <strong><em> School Library Journal</em></strong><br><br>"[A] provocative fantasy...[Miller's] protagonists' awareness of privilege and desire to challenge the status quo shines through. LGBTQ representation-including gay, trans, and nonbinary characters (Annette identifies as asexual biromantic)-further widens this tale's appeal. " - <strong><em> Publishers Weekly</em></strong><br><br>"Miller (Mask of Shadows duology) packs several complex and nuanced themes into one stand-alone, heart-wrenching tale...it will absorb readers completely. Hand to any lover of magic, rebellion, secrets, and self-discovery." - <strong><em> Booklist</em></strong><br><br>"A bursting-at-the-seams stand-alone empowerment story." - <strong><em> Kirkus Reviews</em></strong><br>
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