The ending clearly indicates a sequel, where hopefully these issues will be rectified.

By contrast, the romantic aspects of the book aren't as strong, and the descriptions of Caelum sound like a generic medieval fantasy setting. Liv's caseworker, Joe, is one of the few people whom she really trusts, but that doesn't mean she hasn't been in a variety of homes and hasn't run away before. Her background as a foster kid influences her reactions, and Klingele shows the various sides of the foster care system.

Liv is a strong main character who uses realistic self-defense when appropriate and has 911 on speed dial when she does something potentially dangerously stupid. Debut novelist Klingele balances high-stakes action, plot twists, and comedic scenes of the trio learning about modern L.A., while keeping the plot rolling at a fairly quick pace. The only way to get back is by finding lost scrolls before the Wraths, who are hunting them, do-and unbeknownst to Liv, her life history holds the key. Prince Cedric his lethal fiancée, Kat and his snarky cousin Merek fled through a portal between worlds when the Wraths took over their country, Caelum. Her interest sparked, she follows and gets pulled into their quest to get home. After her prop sword gets switched with the teens' real one, Liv tries to get rid of it by donating it to a museum, only to spot one of the teens in a museum security shirt. She saw the image of a skinny boy pushing her through a window, a toddler sitting on the grass as her house burned down in front of her eyes.Gr 9 Up-Filmmaker Liv is working on a summer project when three mysterious teens dressed in nightgowns and carrying a sword suddenly appear. “The children of the scrolls are born randomly to one family in each generation. “My parents weren’t marked,” Joe continued. Liv tried to picture Joe as a child, but it was impossible to see him as anything other than the fully grown, bearded, responsible Joe he’d always been. six years old, they resembled full-on tattoos.” But the markings grew deeper and darker, and by the time each of us was. At first they were faint, just white lines like you might see from a fading scar. My brothers, John and Eric, were born with them as well. “My parents discovered the markings shortly after I was born. The sun beat down on the roof, and she could feel a bead of sweat drip down from the edge of her hairline. ” Liv struggled to form a complete sentence. To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt: What reading level is The Marked Girl book?

The Marked Girl by Lindsey Klingele