A Great and Terrible Beauty
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Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2003 · Est. 8 hour read

A Great and Terrible Beauty

Written by Libba Bray

Book #1 in the The Gemma Doyle Trilogy series

A girl with prophetic visions faces mystery and danger at a boarding school.

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403 pages· 86,616 words· Est. 8 hour read
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In 1895, Gemma Doyle, haunted by her mother's death and unsettling visions, is sent to a strict English boarding school. There, she encounters a mysterious man shadowing her and befriends influential girls dabbling in the spiritual realm. As Gemma navigates her new life, she must uncover the truth behind her visions and the secrets of the school's dark allure. What destiny awaits her, and what dangers lurk in the shadows of her newfound powers? The answers could change everything she knows about herself and the world around her.

From the publisher

It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls–and their foray into the spiritual world–lead to? “From the Hardcover edition.”

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Format
Library Binding
Pages
403
Words
86,616
Reading age
14–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
700L
Themes & topics
Books about magicBooks about schoolBooks about 19th centuryBooks about social life and customsBooks about boarding schools
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.09
F&P level
~Q
AR points
14
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
75342
Publication
Published
March 22, 2005
First published
December 9, 2003
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780756957018

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