City of Bones
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–18 · 2007 · Est. 12 hour read

City of Bones

By Cassandra Clare

Part of the The Mortal Instruments series

A teen witnesses a murder by tattooed strangers and enters a hidden world of demon hunters.

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544 pages· 131,222 words· Est. 12 hour read
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Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray's night at the Pandemonium Club takes a dark turn when she sees a murder by tattooed teens with strange weapons. The body vanishes, thrusting her into the secretive world of Shadowhunters, warriors who battle demons. As Clary's mother disappears and she narrowly escapes a monstrous attack, she must uncover her own mysterious connection to this hidden realm. Can she survive and unravel the secrets of her past?

From the publisher

Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (“Entertainment Weekly”)–now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! “City of Bones “is a Shadowhunters novel. When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder–much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she’s more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. And Clary is introduced with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a demon? The Shadowhunters would like to know…

At a glance
Format
Pages
544
Words
131,222
Reading age
12–18
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
710L
Themes & topics
Books about demonsBooks about new experiencesBooks about disappearingBooks about social themesBooks about girls and women
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.5
F&P level
~Q
Publication
Published
September 1, 2015
First published
March 27, 2007
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780606377317

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