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The «Culture Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 Clackamas Print 3 inful life leads to New Jersey fie'is a faerie tale of a teenager and her mother being forced to move back home, where life will magically become chaotic - Jess Sheppard I Arts & Culture Editor ow does a modem faerie tale begin? Author Holly Black’s novel “Tithe” begins with 16- year-old Kaye Fierch — master shoplifter, deliverer of Chinese food and baby-sitter to her rock ‘n’ roll mother. It’s not normal, but she likes it fine, traveling with her mother’s band, smoking, drinking and seeing weird things out of the comer of her eye. Then she and her mother are forced to move back to their home town in New Jersey, where darkness and destiny are waiting. Kaye has been able to see faeries since she was little. So, when she comes upon a dying knight in black armor while walking at night in the rain, she recognizes him as a court fey, a being bound in service to one of the faerie kingdoms. In return for her aid, the knight, Roiben, promises to answer three questions for her. Before long, Kaye’s questions lead her, Roiben and her child- hood acquaintance Cornelius into the dangerous power games that are fought between the two major faerie courts. In no time at all Kaye and Corny are matching wits with a murderous kelpie in exchange for magic lessons, sneaking into the feasts at the dark faeries’ court and coming to terms with the unspeakable attraction they are developing for the realm of the fey. The gritty backdrop of the book coupled with Kaye’s unique view of the world make “Tithe” both a fast and fascinating read. Black’s descriptions are almost poetic in their elegant simplicity and the references to modem culture are well blended with the flawless dialogue. Black’s tale is rife with all the problems a 16-year-old girl should have — peer-pressure, what boys to pursue and how to sneak out at night - as well as the abnormal challenges of realizing that she’s really a pixie who’s been cleverly disguised as a human. And rather than going through the cliché crisis of identity that is already overused, Kaye is excited to learn what she really is after the shock of the discovery wears off. Then the obvious question arises - who put such a strong disguise on Kaye in the first place? And more importantly, why? But the truth always has a price, and for Kaye, Roiben and Corny the price is heavy and steeped in the blood of their loved ones, j H Won’+ tieep anyone’s help. I ¿¿in P° 011 ml With that Pegtóe, it’s gonrw give me motó opportunity so I can mote motó money 5 I j j I 1 . ' I I I I I I Reasons to Choose OIT 1.Real-World/Career-Focus I’m oLtóoPy wotójny with human tósouRces- how -to PeoL with PeoPLe, copes of conpuct, LoyaLty, ethics^ -the hinng PtócesSi PaPeRWOric.. A Job is Just a Job. A catóeR. is something that you wotóeP foR. I fteL better 2. Hands on Learning/Senior Projects with industry as a PeRSon now. 1 ftet motó accompüshep 3. Personalized Attention 4. Great Transferability of Credits - ^vry nas graduated more than 'dents at the undergraduate level. sjn the active job market, 90 e employed in career-related pons witgrsix months of graduation. |up « college, you can complete ^degree in DeVry University’s rat courses. Classes start soon, 'sj°v the education that is helping a future she can be proud of. cal1 DeVry V University Peterkort Center II 9755 SW Barnes Rd. Ste. 150 Portland, OR 97225 5. Highest Average Starting Salaries after graduation. www.oit.edu/portland Portland Campus (503) 725-3066 DeVryCompletion.com/CCC 61611.6185 a^£Xnc:^oJngCOmmiSSlOn location. '«ty. All rights reserved. J J bTi Oregon Institute of Technology)
