Mom V.S. Daughter @ Ravenwood Manor
Beautiful Creatures
You are the only one who can choose your fate
Lightning Storm
Lena is what other casters call a natural. This is because of their natural affinity for magic, and their ability to control the elements. Lena is exeptional at making storms happen. Unfortunately it unintentional. With her slightest switch if emotions, she can create rainbows, or deadly storms that can seriously injurer people. (this should be pic. 3)
Dark Talesmen
This locket was given to Genevieve, Lena's ancestor, by her lover Ethan, who is our Ethan's ancestor. "It is told to be a powerful talisman, the broken bond of a broken heart." Right after E gave it to G, E was shot and killed. This is the reason that G read from the book of moons, and tried to save E, while unintentionally cursing her family for the rest of eternity. (this should be photo 1)
"Sixteen Moons"
This is part of a song, that Ethan would always find on his iPod, even though he never downloaded it. It would appear, he would listen to it, and then it would disapeer again. Every time he listened to it, it would have different lyrics, that would eventually describe something (in riddles) that would happen to Lena and him. Just another mystery in this series. ( this would be pic. 2 [If you are not Mrs. George, do not worry about this part])
A normal day in Gatlin, South Carolina...yeah, right.
Trying to save a caster is a full time job; but trying to save one, not die, and face off Saraphene at the same time? were gonna need a bigger army.
Beautiful Creatures is set in Gatlin, South Carolina. The novel is written in Ethan Wate’s perspective, a native who lives with his writer father and housekeeper Amma who is more like Ethan’s grandmother. The story begins with Ethan waking up from a nightmare about a girl he has never met, a reoccurring nightmare that he has been having for a few weeks. That morning he finds an eerily familiar song called sixteen moons on his iPod that he never downloaded. He also notices the mud under his nails, the dirt on his bed, and the smell of rosemary and lemon. At school he finds a new girl at school, which is simply unheard of in a small town like Gatlin. She also happens to be the niece of the town’s shut-in, old man Ravenwood. To add on to this strange turn of events, Ethan hears the new girl, Lena Duchannes, playing the creepy song, “Sixteen Moons” in band. Ethan narrowly misses hitting Lena while he’s driving, and while he drives her to her house, he smells rosemary and lemons. At that moment, something clicks in his head; she’s the girl from his dreams, the ones he can never remember all of. She soon confides in him, her families’ dirty little secret, there Casters, people who can use magic, and on her sixteenth birthday, Lena will be claimed for dark or light. As they try to find out more about Lena’s strange cursed family, they began to realize that they are connected through years of Gatlin and caster history, and that a locket may have all the answers they need if they’re willing to go for it no matter what dangers lay ahead.
Author: Margaret Stohl, Co-author: Kami Garcia
Kami: Superstitious, and grew up writing poetry. Lived in D.C and moved to L.A where she lives with her dogs Oz and Spike, who were named after Buffy characters, and her husband and two children. She has a MA in education, and teaches, as well as been a professional artist.
Email: mstohl@gmail.com
Website: www.beautifulcreatures.com
Location: 102 Main Street, Anaheim, CA 92802
Phone: (877) 560-6477
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