The Diviners (Bray novel)
| Author | Libba Bray |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Diviners |
| Subject | Roaring Twenties |
| Genre | paranormal historical fiction |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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Publication date
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September 18, 2012 |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 578 pages |
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The Diviners is a 2012 young adult novel by Libba Bray. The book was published on September 18, 2012 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and is set in New York City during the 1920s. The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will - curator of the fictional "Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult" - uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders.
The book has been nominated for an Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy as well as a Bram Stoker Award, and was one of the YALSA's picks for "best audiobook of 2012".
Evie O'Neill, a young girl in the 1920s, is sent to live with her uncle after another in a series of disastrous events in her hometown. At the same time, an ouija board has awakened a spirit by the name of Naughty John. After hearing of numerous mysterious murders she uses her powers of object reading with the help of her uncle to defeat the spirit serial killer. Along the way, she discovers more people of her kind with supernatural abilities and they unearth mysteries that deepen their suspicions towards a bigger plan behind the murders. The sequel 'Lair of Dreams' picks up the pace, reveals more about characters central to the plot, and opens doors to new horrors. The third book 'Before the Devil Breaks You' follows the Diviners as they try to uncover who is bringing an army of killer ghosts from the beyond and who exactly is The King of Crows.
She is thoroughly a flapper, and she has the ability to read objects. In book two, she becomes America's Sweetheart Seer. Sam and Jericho are her two love interests. She often says "positutely."
Evie's reliable friend who Evie gets into trouble every once in a while. She has poor fashion sense. She has a crush on Jericho.
He runs the museum of the Creepy Crawlies, the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult.
(real name: Sergei Lubovitch) He is a talented thief and liar. He has the ability to say "Don't see me!" and not be seen. He has an interest in Evie.
After being hit by a bullet, he is revealed to be part machine. He also has an interest in Evie.
He has a healing power and is a poet. He also has feelings for Theta Knight.
She is a Ziegfeld girl with a hidden power of burning things down. She loves Memphis. Previously known as Betty Sue Bowers; is running from her past.
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