Keturah and Lord Death

Keturah, renowned for her storytelling, follows a legendary hart deep into the forest, where she becomes hopelessly lost. Her strength diminishes until, finally, she realizes that death is near--and learns then that death is a young lord, melancholy and stern. She is able to charm Lord Death with a story and gain a reprieve, but he grants her only a day, and within that day she must find true love. A spell-binding love story, interweaving elements of classic fantasy and high romance.

Named National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature; Books for the Teen Age--NYPL; PSLA YA Top 40 List, Fiction; Bulletin Blue Ribbon, Fiction--BCCB; CCBC; Best of the Best Books List Chicago Public Library; Starred reviews: Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and School Library Journal.

Martine Leavitt's young-adult novels have won many awards and honors in the United States and Canada. Most notable are two Canadian honors: Tom Finder won a Mr. Christie's Book Award, and Heck Superhero was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award. Martine Leavitt earned an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College. She lives in High River, Alberta, Canada.