Cybele's secret

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Label

Cybele's secret

Statement of responsibility

Juliet Marillier

Title variation

Cybeles secret

Creator

• trueMarillier, Juliet
• Marillier, Juliet

Subject

• Antiquities -- Fiction
• Antiquities -- Juvenile fiction
• trueAustralian fiction
• trueCults
• Cults -- Fiction
• Cults -- Juvenile fiction
• trueEighteen-year-old women
• trueFantasy fiction
• trueFathers and daughters
• Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
• Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
• trueHistorical fantasy
• Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- Fiction
• Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
• trueIstanbul, Turkey -- History
• trueMagic
• Magic -- Fiction
• Magic -- Juvenile fiction
• trueMerchants
• Merchants -- Fiction
• Merchants -- Juvenile fiction
• trueMiddle Eastern-influenced fantasy
• trueNew Zealand fiction
• Paranormal fiction
• truePirates
• Pirates -- Fiction
• Pirates -- Juvenile fiction
• trueQuests
• trueSisters
• Sisters -- Fiction
• Sisters -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSupernatural
• Supernatural -- Fiction
• trueTurkey -- History
• Turkey -- History -- Fiction
• Turkey -- History -- Juvenile fiction
• trueAntiquities
• trueVoyages and travels

Genre

• Fiction
• trueHistorical fantasy
• Juvenile fiction
• trueMiddle Eastern-influenced fantasy
• trueNew Zealand fiction
• trueFantasy fiction
• trueAustralian fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Scholarly eighteen-year-old Paula and her merchant father journey from Transylvania to Istanbul to buy an ancient pagan artifact rumored to be charmed, but others, including a handsome Portuguese pirate and an envoy from the magical Wildwood, want to acquire the item, as well

Theme

• trueQuest for magical items

Storyline

• truePlot-driven

Tone

• trueStrong sense of place

Award

• Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Young Adult Novel, 2008.
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2009

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

820

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.M33856

LC item number

Cyb 2008

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

820

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 6
• 12

Target audience

pre adolescent