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Madapple
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  • Published: 15 April 2010
  • ISBN: 9780375851773
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $35.00

Madapple

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13 Dec 2005
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13 May 2008
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15 Apr 2010
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Madapple received four starred reviews, was selected for the 2009-2010 Texas Tayshas, and has been nominated for the inaugural William C. Morris YA Debut Award.

It's a book unlike any you've read before. Part thriller, part mystery, part shattering of religious ideas, Madapple is 100% page-turning. Hugely ambitious and thought-provoking, this is a book to stay up late reading voraciously--and one that teens will talk about endlessly and press into each other's hands. Best of all, it introduces a brand-new writer of extraordinary talent to the YA world.

THE SECRETS OF the past meet the shocks of the present.
Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature and language—but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be.

When Aslaug’s mother dies unexpectedly, everything changes. For Aslaug is a suspect in her mother’s death. And the more her story unravels, the more questions unfold. About the nature of Aslaug’s birth. About what she should do next.

About whether divine miracles have truly happened. And whether, when all other explanations are impossible, they might still happen this very day.

Addictive, thought-provoking, and shocking, Madapple is a page-turning exploration of human nature and divine intervention—and of the darkest corners of the human soul.
  • Published: 15 April 2010
  • ISBN: 9780375851773
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $35.00
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Praise for Madapple

Praise for Madapple:
*"[An] extraordinary first novel." Publishers Weekly, starred
*"With this spellbinding debut, Meldrum marks herself as an author to watch." --Kirkus Reviews, starred
*"A riveting and mind-opening experience." --School Library Journal, starred
*"There is much to ponder in this enthralling achievement from a debut author." -Booklist, starred
"A stellar debut novel that explores the nexus between the natural world and the spiritual realm." --The Horn Book