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The Sea of Ink and Gold trilogy is a three-part young adult fantasy novel series written by Traci Chee, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. The trilogy includes the following books: The Reader (2016), The Speaker (2017), The Storyteller (2018).

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The Reader was a New York Times best seller. [1]

The Reader (2016)

The Reader was published September 13, 2016.

The book was a New York Times best seller [1] and Junior Library Guild selection. [2] It received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, [1] Publishers Weekly , [3] School Library Journal , and Booklist , [4] as well as a positive review from Shelf Awareness . [5] [6]

Kirkus Reviews, [7] NPR, [8] Buzzfeed, [9] Bustle , [10] and Minnesota Public Radio [11] named The Reader one of the best young adult books of 2016.

The audiobook, narrated by Kim Mai Guest, received a starred review from Booklist. [12]

Awards and accolades for The Reader
YearAccoladeResultRef.
2019Oregon Reader's Choice AwardsNominee [2]
2017 American Booksellers Association Indies Choice Book of the Year for Young AdultHonor [13]
Booklist 's Best First Novels on AudioTop 10 [14]
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 [15] [16]
2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Debut Goodreads AuthorNominee [17]
Kirkus Prize for Young AdultFinalist [18]

The Speaker (2017)

The Speaker was published November 7, 2017.

The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews [19] and School Library Journal, [20] as well as positive reviews from Booklist [21] and Shelf Awareness. [22]

The audiobook, narrated by Kim Mai Guest, received a positive review from Booklist. [23]

The Storyteller (2018)

The Storyteller was published November 13, 2018.

The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, [24] and Booklist. [25]

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  2. 1 2 "The Reader by Traci Chee". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Children's Book Review: The Reader by Traci Chee. Putnam, $18.99 (464p) ISBN 978-0-399-17677-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. ↑ Tomsu, Lindsey (August 2016). "The Reader". Booklist. Retrieved 2022-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  8. ↑ Eads, David; Elosua, Juan; Dec. 6, Clinton King-Published; 2016. "NPR's Book Concierge". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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