The Luck Uglies

The Luck Uglies by Durham, Paul. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780062271518.

The first in a series with the makings of a modern classic, The Luck Uglies is an irresistible cross between Chris Colfers Land of Stories series and Kelly Barnhills The Girl Who Drank the Moon, overflowing with adventure, secrets, friendship, and magic. Rye OChanter has seen a lot of strange things happen in Village Drowning: Children are chased through the streets. Families are fined for breaking laws that dont even exist. Girls arent allowed to read anymore, and certain books—books that hold secrets about Drownings past—have been outlawed altogether. Now a terrifying encounter has eleven-year-old Rye convinced that the monstrous, supposedly extinct Bog Noblins have returned. Before the monsters disappeared, there was only one way to defeat them—the Luck Uglies. But the Luck Uglies have long since been exiled, and theres nobody left who can protect the village. As Rye dives into Drownings maze of secrets, rules, and lies, she begins to question everything shes been told about the villages legend of outlaws and beasts . . . and what shell discover is that it may take a villain to save them from the monsters. 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 a Sunshine State Young Readers Award.