Troubling a Star
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Another fine Y.A. novel in the award-winning series featuring the unforgettable protagonist Vicky Austin who is gifted an all-expenses trip to Antarctica for her birthday but who then finds herself caught up in a mystery involving drugs, the potential leak of nuclear waste and deep, dark family secrets. 296 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
Troubling a Star is the last full length novel in the Austin family series by Madeleine L'Engle. The young adult suspense thriller, published in 1994, reunites L'Engle's most frequent protagonist, Vicky Austin, with Adam Eddington, both of whom become enmeshed in international intrigue as they travel separately to Antarctica. The story takes place several months after the end of A Ring of Endless Light, the novel in which Vicky and Adam first met.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 353580
- Title
- Troubling a Star
- Author
- L'Engle, Madeleine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Madeleine L'engle children's books
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