The Diviners (Bray novel)

The Diviners
First hardback edition
AuthorLibba Bray
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Diviners
SubjectRoaring Twenties
Genreparanormal historical fiction
PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
September 18, 2012
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages578 pages
ISBN031612611X

The Diviners is a 2012 young adult novel by Libba Bray.[1] 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.[2] The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will—curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult—uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders.[3]

The book has been nominated for an Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy as well as a Bram Stoker Award,[4] and was one of the YALSA's picks for "best audiobook of 2012".[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Five questions for Libba Bray". Horn Book Guide. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Audio Review: The Diviners". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. ^ "The 2012 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot". Bram Stoker Award. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  5. ^ "SFWA's Norton Award Nominees Include Bray, Hartman, Levithan, McCall". School Library Journal. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  6. ^ "2013 ALSC & YALSA Audio Picks: The year's best notable recordings and amazing audiobooks for children and teens". School Library Journal. Retrieved 21 April 2013.