City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments Book Three)

by Cassandra Clarke
Lexile:  760
Genre:  Fantasy

Clary is called to save her mother's life and in order to do so she must leave familiar New York City and travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters.  Clary is unfamiliar with the ways of this city and is breaking the law even by entering.  Her desire to save her mother and do things for herself cause her to make decisions that could cost others their lives. Unbeknownst to Clary, Jace and Simon have also arrived in the City of Glass. When evil Valentine returns, they realize they will need to work together if they have any hope of winning the war against him to preserve their way of life.