Lips Touch: Three Times
A National Book Award Finalist
for Young Peoples' Literature
“A triptych of beautiful fantasy writing reminiscent of Charles de Lint and Neil Gaiman."
—Booklist starred review
“Even nonfantasy lovers will find themselves absorbed by Taylor's masterful, elegant work."
—Publishers Weekly starred review
Lips Touch: Three Times Nominated for National Book Award
Congratulations to Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor (Arthur A. Levine Books) for its National Book Award nomination in the Young People’s Literature category! Lips Touch is comprised of three novellas, each illustrated by Jim Di Bartolo, which all center on the waiting and wanting for the moment when lips touch: a girl who’s always been in the shadows finds herself pursued by the unbelievably attractive new boy at school; another girl grows up mute because of a curse placed on her by a vindictive spirit; and a third girl discovers that the real reason for her transient life with her mother has to do with belonging to another world entirely.
The National Book Award winners will be announced on November 18. Press can request a copy of the book or an interview with Taylor by contacting Sheila Marie Everett.
About the Book
Everyone dreams of getting the kiss of a lifetime—but what if that kiss carried some unexpected consequences? A girl who's always been in the shadows finds herself pursued by the unbelievably attractive new boy at school, who may or may not be the death of her. Another girl shows up mute because of a curse placed on her by a vindictive spirit, and later must decide whether to utter her first words to the boy she loves and risk killing everyone who hears her if the curse is real. And a third girl discovers that the real reason for her transient life with her mother has to do with belonging—literally belonging—to another world entirely, full of dreaded creatures who can transform into animals, and whose queen keeps little girls as personal pets until they grow to childbearing age.
From a writer of unparalleled imagination and emotional insight, three stories about the deliciousness of wanting and waiting for that moment when lips touch.
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