Daughter of Smoke & Daughter of Smoke & BoneBone

By: Laini Taylor Taylor

About Laini TaylorAbout Laini Taylor

National Book Award National Book Award nomination, 2009, for nomination, 2009, for Lips Touch: Three Lips Touch: Three Times.Times.

Laini Taylor is a writer Laini Taylor is a writer and an artist who lives and an artist who lives in Portland, Oregon, in Portland, Oregon, along with her along with her husband, artist Jim Di husband, artist Jim Di Bartolo, and their Bartolo, and their daughter, Clementine daughter, Clementine Pie.Pie.

Books she has Books she has written written The DrownedThe Drowned (graphic novel),(graphic novel), Image Image Comics Comics (Berkeley, (Berkeley, CA),CA), 2004. 2004.

Lips Touch: Three Lips Touch: Three TimesTimes (collection),(collection), illustrated by Jim Di illustrated by Jim Di Bartolo, Arthur A. Bartolo, Arthur A. Levine Books Levine Books (New (New York, NY), 2009.York, NY), 2009.

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In the young adult fantasy novel In the young adult fantasy novel Daughter of Daughter of Smoke and BoneSmoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, 17-year-old by Laini Taylor, 17-year-old Karou pursues her interest in art at a Prague Karou pursues her interest in art at a Prague boarding school as she tries to unravel the boarding school as she tries to unravel the mystery of her heritage. Tattooed and blue-haired, mystery of her heritage. Tattooed and blue-haired, Karou chooses a collection of frightening creatures Karou chooses a collection of frightening creatures as inspiration for her drawings--but the monsters as inspiration for her drawings--but the monsters are very real. Raised by a being called Brimstone, are very real. Raised by a being called Brimstone, Karou fulfills her family duties--including the Karou fulfills her family duties--including the retrieval of human teeth--without fully retrieval of human teeth--without fully understanding her place in her grotesque family understanding her place in her grotesque family tree. While on an assignment for Brimstone, Karou tree. While on an assignment for Brimstone, Karou meets an angel, Akiva, one of the many heavenly meets an angel, Akiva, one of the many heavenly beings who have come to earth. Akiva may have beings who have come to earth. Akiva may have the answers Karou seeks, but the information will the answers Karou seeks, but the information will forever change the teenager's world.forever change the teenager's world.

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