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The Anatomy of Curiosity

The Curiosities seriesbook 2 of 2

The follow-up to the acclaimed title The Curiosities: A Collection of Storiesby Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff.

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In an unassuming corner of Brooklyn, a young woman learns to be ladylike, to love context, and to speak her mind from a very curious sort of tutor.

In a faraway land convulsed by war, a young soldier hears the desert's curious hum as he disarms bombs with the person he doesn't know how to love.

In a place so shriveled by drought that any drowning is a curiosity, a young writer tries again and again to tread water beneath the surface of a vast and unusual sea.

Three new stories—complete with commentary on the creative process—from three acclaimed young adult authors working at the height of their powers.

Curious?

Audience
young adultadult
Length
medium · 290 pages

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