The Luck Uglies

· Luck Uglies Book 1 · Harper Collins
4.9
15 reviews
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The first in a series with the makings of a modern classic, The Luck Uglies is an irresistible cross between Chris Colfer's Land of Stories series and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon, overflowing with adventure, secrets, friendship, and magic.

Rye O'Chanter has seen a lot of strange things happen in Village Drowning: Children are chased through the streets. Families are fined for breaking laws that don't even exist. Girls aren't allowed to read anymore, and certain books—books that hold secrets about Drowning's 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 there's nobody left who can protect the village.

As 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 . . . and what she'll 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.

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4.9
15 reviews
Kathy Chambers
27 March 2015
An interesting heroine. Twists and turns that reveal more of her character and the almost magical world where she lives. Daunting adventures molded out of a simple life. Get it, you won't be sorry.
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Jenn Hatch
18 March 2014
Read on my lunch breaks, took me a week! Really enjoyed reading and hope to see more soon.
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Katrina “Kitty Kat” Riley
17 June 2024
It's an interesting, captivating book... Guaranteed to leave you wanting for more. A must-read!
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