Kristin Cashores best-selling award-winning fantasy Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable yet strong Katsa a smart beautiful teenager who lives in a world where selected people are given a Grace a special talent that can be anything from dancing to swimming. Katsas is killing. As the kings niece she is forced to use her extreme skills as his thug. Along the way Katsa must learn to decipher the true nature of her Grace . . . and how to put it to good use. A thrilling action-packed fantasy adventure (and steamy romance!) that will resonate deeply with adolescents trying to find their way in the world.

Awards: Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature winner of the SIBA Book Award/YA Indies Choice Book Award Honor Book ALA Best Book for Young Adults 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year 2008 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Amazon.coms Best Books of 2008 2008 Booklist Editors Choice Booklists 2008 Top Ten First Novels for Youth 2009 Amelia Bloomer List?? BCCB 2009