The Dandelion Riots

Author: Smejkal, Kim

Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 13 March 2025 by Pushkin Children's Books in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 272 pages
198 x 128 x 20 | 240g

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A breathtaking new teen fantasy in which girls are cursed at birth with terrible powers.

'Provocative and compassionate... compelling' Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy

The destruction I was destined to cause was unfathomable...

Cursed at birth, 16-year-old Drinn has been hidden away from the world - moved from house to house to ensure that she never finds love. But this year, she has decided to break free.

Fleeing, Drinn finds herself in Oblison, surrounded by others just like her - cursed girls whose lives are dangerous and wild. They vow to liberate themselves once and for all. But rebellion is dangerous, and if Drinn finds love before the curse can be broken, a terrible fate could befall them all...