Starcrossed (61 page)
Authors: Elizabeth C. Bunce
Elizabeth C. Bunce is the author of
A Curse Dark as Gold
, which won the William C. Morris YA Debut Award.
StarCrossed
was inspired by her passions for Renaissance life and classic fantasy, as well as an obsession with cat burglars, and its snowbound story was written in part during the coldest Midwestern winter in thirty years. Elizabeth lives near Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband and their dogs. Visit her online at www.elizabethcbunce.com.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bunce, Elizabeth C.
Starcrossed / by Elizabeth C. Bunce. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In a kingdom dominated by religious intolerance, sixteen-year-old Digger, a street thief, has always avoided attention, but when she learns that her friends are plotting against the throne she must decide whether to join them or turn them in.
ISBN 978-0-545-13605-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) [1. Fantasy — Fiction. 2. Religion — Fiction. 3. Kings, queens, rulers, etc. — Fiction. 4. Social classes — Fiction. 5. Magic — Fiction. 6. Robbers and outlaws — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.B91505St 2010
[Fic] — dc22
2010000730
Liar’s Moon excerpt copyright © 2011 by Stephanie Elizabeth Bunce
Map art by Mike Schley copyright © 2011 by Stephanie Elizabeth Bunce
Jacket art © 2010 by Juliana Kolesova
Jacket design by Phil Falco
eISBN 978-0-545-42945-0
First edition, October 2010
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