Creeping Beauty

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From the bestselling author ofAnatomy of a Misfitcomes a subversive and feminist take onSleeping Beauty,sure to appeal to fans ofDamselandTo Kill a Kingdom.

The dark and deadly world ofHeartlessmeets the empowering twist ofCruel Beautyin this thrilling, unpredictable, multigenre retelling of one of the most beloved fairy tales: where instead of falling asleep to await her prince, this sleeping beauty finally wakes up.

Bitsy is no ones ideal princess.

Shes heard it all: that its a shame shes so plain, so lacking in grace. That the best thing for her to do is simply wait (and wait some more) and hope some prince will grant her a happy ending.

Then Bitsy pricks her finger on a spindle and falls down,down,down.

Into a world where cutthroats and con artists are more common than curtsies. Where no one ages and everyone is beautiful. Where an inscrutable evil rests at its core.

A land where Bitsys fate and her future are solely in her own handsand neither are what she expects.

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Praise for Andrea Portes: [Portes] tempers gruesome scenes with Daffodils likable and chatty personality, and creates a memorable novel reminiscent of John Bellairs stories. Publishers Weekly The chills here are on par withThe Shining.Readers [will] know to be very, very afraid. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books For all that the title claims, something spooky is happening in this house. This is a horror book that pokes fun at itself and the genre, managing to be both spooky and funny[with] an interesting twist at the end. School Library Journal Praise for ANATOMY OF A MISFIT: Its rare that a book can be as funny and absolutely delightful as it is moving and thought provoking, andAnatomy of a Misfitis both. Lauren Oliver, author ofBefore I Fall "A self-deprecating and highly memorable heroine whose bawdy, laceratingly funny narration makes her instantly endearing while also revealing her flaws, uncertainties, and ethical quandaries." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A romance filled with seriously funny dark humor and tragedy. Kirkus Reviews "Anikas droll voice shines, and her emotions are palpable. After a heartbreaking tragedy, Anikas ending . . . will leave readers cheering." School Library Journal "Fifteen-year-old Anika Dragomir throws her arms around us and draws us in from the very beginning Droll, intimate, often laugh-out-loud funny narration carries the reader through more than 300 pages... Anikas winning voice may just be the star of Portess first young adult novel." New York Times Book Review "Anika Dragomir is the funniest, snarkiest, most insightful misfit a reader could ever hope to meet. I laughed my way through Anatomy of a Misfit right up until the very end, when the book broke my heart into a million pieces. This is a beautiful, brave and powerful novel." Melissa Kantor, author ofMaybe One DayandThe Breakup Bible Portes writes with such cool grace we almost forget to be astonished by her narratives complexity. Matthew Specktor,American Dream Machine "Portess short chapters and staccato narration make for a quick and compulsive read." Publishers Weekly "Andrea Portes writes with the tip of a knife, shape-shifting between characters and laying bare their darkest secrets." Dylan Landis,Normal People Don't Live Like This

Author Bio

Andrea Portes is the bestselling novelist of the critically lauded adult novel, Hick. The book was her debut and has since been made into a feature film starring Chlo Grace Moretz, Alec Baldwin, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, and Juliette Lewis. Bury This, her second novel, was published in January 2014 by Soft Skull Press. Anatomy of a Misfit is her third novel, and her first for young adult readers.Andrea grew up shuffled around between such disparate locales as Nebraska, Braslia, Texas, Rio de Janiero, Baltimore, North Dakota, California, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. Finally, Andrea was granted relief from this nomadic existence when she was accepted to Bryn Mawr College. She attended on full scholarship and later graduated cum laude, with a major in English literature. She then earned her master's in fine arts degree from UC San Diego.After her relentless education, Andrea moved to the neighborhood of Echo Park in Los Angeles, where she spent years mostly getting into trouble. It was in this period of vague nothingness that Andrea penned her debut novel, in longhand in three notebooks. Currently, she lives in the neighborhood of Los Feliz, in Los Angeles.