North Child (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
480
Utgivningsdatum
2019-10-31
Upplaga
New ed
Utmärkelser
Short-listed for Ottakar's Children's Book Prize 2006
Förlag
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Dimensioner
194 x 124 x 31 mm
Vikt
396 g
ISBN
9781474958585

North Child

av Edith Pattou
Häftad,  Engelska, 2019-10-31
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A beautiful, epic story of destiny, magic and love... Reborn for a new generation of readers. Rose is an unusual child, a North Child. Rose was born facing north, and the old stories say she will venture far from home and embark on a dangerous journey. Making a pact with an enormous white bear, Rose travels on his back to a mysterious castle that holds a dark enchantment, a darker temptation, and the key to her true destiny... A spellbinding adventure to curl up with on long winter nights. 'An absolute stunner... Perfection' Alex Bell, author of The Polar Bear Explorers' Club 'This is epic stuff' Guardian
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A captivating, epic tale of a quest and a girl who must discover the truth about herself. * S Magazine * This richly imagined story is perfect for whiling away wintry afternoons. * The Guardian * An unforgettable, glittering, epic fairytale. * Sophie Anderson, author of The Girl Who Speaks Bear * An absolute stunner... Perfection. * Alex Bell, author of The Polar Bear Explorers' Club * This is epic stuff. * The Guardian *

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Edith Pattou has been writing since the age of seven. She is the author of two highly acclaimed fantasy novels in the US, Hero's Song, an International Reading Association Young Adult's Choice, and Fire Arrow, a Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Novel. While writing North Child, which is based on the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Edith became an expert in mapmaking, seamanship, Scandinavian languages, Norse mythology and the Arctic, journeying by ship through the fjords of Norway.

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