MARGARET K. McELDERRY BOOKS • An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division • 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 • www.SimonandSchuster.com • This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. • Text © 2022 by Laura E. Weymouth • Jacket illustration © 2022 by Kim Ekdahl • Jacket design © 2022 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. • All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. • MARGARET K. McELDERRY BOOKS is a trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc. • For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-866-506-1949 or business@simonandschuster.com. • The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event, contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com. • Interior design © 2022 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data • Names: Weymouth, Laura E., author. • Title: A consuming fire / Laura E. Weymouth. • Description: First edition. | New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2022] | Audience: Ages 14 up. | Audience: Grades 10-12. | Summary: Born to be a sacrificial Weatherell girl like her mother, Anya Astraea instead sets out in search of vengeance against the mountain deity who claimed the life of her twin sister. • Identifiers: LCCN 2021058871 (print) | LCCN 2021058872 (ebook) | ISBN 9781665902700 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781665902717 (paperback) | ISBN 9781665902724 (ebook) • Subjects: CYAC: Sacrifice—Fiction. | Revenge—Fiction. | Gods—Fiction. | Sisters—Fiction. | Twins—Fiction. | LCGFT: Novels. • Classification: LCC PZ7.1.W43757 Co 2022 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.W43757 (ebook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23 • LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021058871 • LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021058872