In this award-winning fantasy novel, Karou is a 17-year-old art student who is often called upon to do the work requested of her by the inhuman chimaera who raised her. When black handprints start appearing on doorways around the world, Karou is drawn into an epic battle between angels and devils that leads her to realize her identity and to better understand how she became who she is.--Ministry of Education website.

English language arts 10 (2011).