Book Description
for Yoss by Odo Hirsch
From the Publisher
""TOWNS SWALLOW MEN up, Yoss. They're hungry. People disappear into them and are never heard from again.""
From an idyllic village high in the mountains, a boy of 14 sets out to encounter the world. On the plain below, a town sweats with schemes and deceptions. Merchant, mistress, trickster, thief--many are drawn to this innocent newcomer. But all who seek to possess him will pay a price.
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards' Shortlist for YA
From an idyllic village high in the mountains, a boy of 14 sets out to encounter the world. On the plain below, a town sweats with schemes and deceptions. Merchant, mistress, trickster, thief--many are drawn to this innocent newcomer. But all who seek to possess him will pay a price.
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards' Shortlist for YA
"From the Hardcover edition."
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
