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Sunshine

Author Robin McKinley
Paperback
$11.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Speak
5.51"W x 8.24"H x 1.04"D  
On sale Apr 29, 2010 | 416 Pages | 9780142411100
Grade 9 & Up
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From award-winning and national bestselling author, Robin McKinley, comes this dark, sensual vampire fairy tale.

There hadn't been any trouble out at the lake in years. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. But then the vampires found her . . . Now, chained and imprisoned in a once-beautiful decaying mansion, alone but for the vampire, Constantine, shackled next to her, Sunshine realizes that she must call on her own hidden strength if she is to survive. But Constantine is not what she expected of a vampire, and soon Sunshine discovers that it is he who needs her, more than either of them know. Originally published as an adult novel, but now in YA for the first time, Sunshine is an alluring and captivating vampire story that will ensnare fans of paranormals everywhere.
Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.

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  • WINNER
    ALA Best Books for Young Adults
"Fabulous, fascinating, and a whole lot of fun. Step into Robin McKinley's thrilling, beautifully described world, where you will meet some interesting vampires and a lady who can deal with the creatures of the night." —Jayne Ann Krentz

"I had no idea that blood and dessert could go together so well. I loved it!" —Amber Benson, "Tara" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Buffyesque baker Rae "Sunshine" Seddon meets Count Dracula's hunky Byronic cousin in Newbery-Award-winner McKinley's first adult-and-then-some romp through the darkling streets of a spooky post-Voodoo Wars world...Most of the charm of this long venture into magic maturation derives from McKinley's keen ear and sensitive atmospherics, deft characterizations and clever juxtapositions of reality and the supernatural...McKinley knows very well—and makes her readers believe—that 'the insides of our own minds are the scariest things there are.'" —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Smart, dark, and riveting. Sunshine is quite possibly the best vampire book published in my lifetime." —Melissa Marr, bestselling author of Wicked Lovely

“A luminous, entrancing novel with an enthralling pair of characters at its heart.” —Booklist

“A smart, funny tale of suspense and romance.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Before reading Sunshine, I had no idea that blood and dessert could go together so well.” —Amber Benson

“McKinley [balances] the dark drama with light touches of humor. Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will feel at home, but McKinley’s novel has its own originality and depth.” —Orlando Sentinel

“A dark, sensual vampire fairy tale.” —This Week Newspapers (Ohio)

“Sunshine has magic in every word.” —Sherrilyn Kenyon, New York Times bestselling author

“Sunshine takes everything we have always known about the menacing eroticism of pale men with sharp teeth and throw it up into the air.” —Time Out

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From award-winning and national bestselling author, Robin McKinley, comes this dark, sensual vampire fairy tale.

There hadn't been any trouble out at the lake in years. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. But then the vampires found her . . . Now, chained and imprisoned in a once-beautiful decaying mansion, alone but for the vampire, Constantine, shackled next to her, Sunshine realizes that she must call on her own hidden strength if she is to survive. But Constantine is not what she expected of a vampire, and soon Sunshine discovers that it is he who needs her, more than either of them know. Originally published as an adult novel, but now in YA for the first time, Sunshine is an alluring and captivating vampire story that will ensnare fans of paranormals everywhere.

Author

Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.

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Awards

  • WINNER
    ALA Best Books for Young Adults

Praise

"Fabulous, fascinating, and a whole lot of fun. Step into Robin McKinley's thrilling, beautifully described world, where you will meet some interesting vampires and a lady who can deal with the creatures of the night." —Jayne Ann Krentz

"I had no idea that blood and dessert could go together so well. I loved it!" —Amber Benson, "Tara" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Buffyesque baker Rae "Sunshine" Seddon meets Count Dracula's hunky Byronic cousin in Newbery-Award-winner McKinley's first adult-and-then-some romp through the darkling streets of a spooky post-Voodoo Wars world...Most of the charm of this long venture into magic maturation derives from McKinley's keen ear and sensitive atmospherics, deft characterizations and clever juxtapositions of reality and the supernatural...McKinley knows very well—and makes her readers believe—that 'the insides of our own minds are the scariest things there are.'" —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Smart, dark, and riveting. Sunshine is quite possibly the best vampire book published in my lifetime." —Melissa Marr, bestselling author of Wicked Lovely

“A luminous, entrancing novel with an enthralling pair of characters at its heart.” —Booklist

“A smart, funny tale of suspense and romance.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Before reading Sunshine, I had no idea that blood and dessert could go together so well.” —Amber Benson

“McKinley [balances] the dark drama with light touches of humor. Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will feel at home, but McKinley’s novel has its own originality and depth.” —Orlando Sentinel

“A dark, sensual vampire fairy tale.” —This Week Newspapers (Ohio)

“Sunshine has magic in every word.” —Sherrilyn Kenyon, New York Times bestselling author

“Sunshine takes everything we have always known about the menacing eroticism of pale men with sharp teeth and throw it up into the air.” —Time Out

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