Graceling

Rare people in Katsa's land have an extreme skill, called a Grace. It varies from person to person, and most kings keep them close. They are easy to recognize because they have two different colored eyes, but it can take a while to develop. When Katsa was eight, she killed a man with her bare hands when he tried to attack her. The king believes her Grace is killing, so brings her to the palace and has her work on control, and forces her to hurt people for him. When she tries to rescue someone, she meets another man that seems to be like her, Prince Po. That meeting turns her world upside down and learn the terrible secret of a king, what her Grace means, what it is to have friends, and how it feels to be a teacher and helper, instead of destroying. This book is a great story.

Erin
For Young Adults
480 pages

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