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Rebel Mechanics - by Shanna Swendson (Paperback)

Rebel Mechanics - by  Shanna Swendson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Originally published in the United States by Farrar Straus Giroux"--Verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>What if British magic kept the American Revolution from ever occurring?</b> <p/>It's 1888, and seventeen-year-old Verity Newton lands a job in New York as a governess to a wealthy leading family--but she quickly learns that the family has big secrets. Magisters have always ruled the colonies, but now an underground society of mechanics and engineers are developing non-magical sources of power via steam engines that they hope will help them gain freedom from British rule. The family Verity works for is magister--but it seems like the children's young guardian uncle is sympathetic to the rebel cause. As Verity falls for a charming rebel inventor and agrees to become a spy, she also becomes more and more enmeshed in the magister family's life. She soon realizes she's uniquely positioned to advance the cause--but to do so, she'll have to reveal her own dangerous secret. <p/><i>Rebel Mechanics: All Is Fair in Love and Revolution</i> by Shanna Swendson is a fast-paced, romantic young adult novel full of intrigue and starring a strong, spunky heroine. <p/>Steampunk fans will enjoy this gadget-filled costume drama. -<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Verity, a spunky, highly believable, well rounded character . . . keeps the reader turning the pages." --<i>VOYA</i> <p/>It is 1888, and the Magisters, the magical British upper-class, rule the American colonies after their devastating victory in the American Revolution. The rebels now look elsewhere--to science and engineering--for the power to help them overthrow British rule. Seventeen-year-old Verity Newton comes to New York City looking for work and is quickly swept up in the revolutionary fervor of the young mechanics, engineers, and scientists who befriend her. . . . Recommend to fans of Gail Carriger's The Finishing School series. . . . a whole lot of fun. -<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>Steampunk fans will enjoy this gadget-filled costume drama. -<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Shanna Swendson</b> is the author of the popular adult romantic fantasy series, Enchanted, Inc. <i>Rebel Mechanics</i> is her first novel for young adults. She lives in Irving, Texas.

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