Poison Study: A Novel (The Chronicles of Ixia, 1) Xiran Jay Zhao Three women narrate a perilous

Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everything they have—in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black homesteader movement

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Poison Study: A Novel (The Chronicles of Ixia, 1) Xiran Jay Zhao Three women narrate a perilousA Chronicles of Ixia Novel Choose: a quick deathor slow poison Locked deep in the palace dungeon for killing her abuser, Yelena knows shell never be free again. The laws in Ixia are strict, and murderers must be executed, no matter the reason. But just as shes resigned herself to her fate, shes offered an extraordinary reprieve. As the food taster, Yelena will eat the best meals, have rooms in the palaceand risk assassination by anyone trying to kill