Now she too has been declared a criminal in her own village, and she must flee to the strange and remote Isle of Pest while her father faces off against the Luck Uglies’ bitter rivals, the Fork-Tongue-Charmers, on the mainland.īut all bets are off when the battle moves to the shores of Pest. Rye O’Chanter was shocked to discover that her father was the leader of the notorious band of outlaws known as the Luck Uglies.
The Luck Uglies face their greatest enemies in this thrilling sequel to the critically acclaimed first book in the series, hailed by Kirkus in a starred review as “a sparkling must-read”! This second installment ratchets up the humor, charm, and adventure, taking the series to brand-new heights! This critically acclaimed debut middle grade novel was named an ALA Notable Book and a New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing, and won the Cybil Award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction. and what she'll discover is that it may take a villain to save them from the monsters. But the Luck Uglies have long since been exiled, and there's nobody left who can protect the village.Īs Rye dives into Drowning's maze of secrets, rules, and lies, she begins to question everything she's been told about the village's legend of outlaws and beasts.
Before the monsters disappeared, there was only one way to defeat them-the Luck Uglies. Now a terrifying encounter has eleven-year-old Rye convinced that the monstrous, supposedly extinct Bog Noblins have returned. Girls aren't allowed to read anymore, and certain books-books that hold secrets about Drowning's past-have been outlawed altogether. Families are fined for breaking laws that don't even exist. Rye O'Chanter has seen a lot of strange things happen in Village Drowning: children are chased through the streets. The first in a series with the makings of a modern classic, The Luck Uglies is an irresistible cross between Joseph Delaney's The Last Apprentice and Chris Colfer's Land of Stories series, overflowing with adventure, secrets, friendship, and magic.
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