cover image THE PROPHECY OF THE STONES

THE PROPHECY OF THE STONES

Flavia Bujor, . . Hyperion/Miramax, $7.99 (400pp) ISBN 978-0-7868-5655-8

In an old-fashioned realm, three 14-year-old girls from very different stations in life are brought together by three magical stones and an ominous Prophecy. "The prose and the plotting, exceptional for a teenager, may seem mannered or conventional by other standards," PW wrote. Ages 10-up. (Apr.)