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Blessed—or cursed—with an ability to understand animals, the Lass (as shes known to her family) has always been an oddball. And when an isbjorn (polar bear) seeks her out, and promises that her family will become rich if only the Lass will accompany him to his castle, she doesnt hesitate. But the bear is not what he seems, nor is his castle, which is made of ice and inhabited by a silent staff of servents. Only a grueling journey on the backs of the four winds will reveal the truth: the bear is really a prince whos been enchanted by a troll queen, and the Lass must come up with a way to free him before hes forced to marry a troll princess.

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From the author of "Dragon Slippers" comes a rich, new fantasy, based on a Norwegian fairy tale, set in a land of eternal winter and complete with trolls, enchanted animals, and a palace made of ice.
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A lifelong reader and writer of fantasy fiction, Jessica Day George studied at Brigham Young University where she enjoyed classes in pottery-making and Old Norse, and dutifully forced herself to sit through biology and math.  Originally from Idaho, she now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, their young son, and a five pound Maltese named Pippin. Dragon Slippers is her first novel for young readers. Visit Jessica at www.JessicaDayGeorge.com or www.dragonslippers.net
 
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gardeninmypocket, November 20, 2008 (view all comments by gardeninmypocket)
This is a retelling of an old Norwegian tale called East o' the sun, West o' the moon. I was interested in reading this because I love re-telling's of old tales. And I have to say I was disappointed in the re-telling of this tale. The love between the girl and her isbjorn (ice bear; polar bear) is laughable and the plot holes, well theres quiet a few. The lass in the story (as she's called cause she has no name) was given a name by a white reindeer, the author sets it up that this name the lass isn't supposed to tell anyone for her safety is something vital to the story and its not. The girl's "true" name just comes up suddenly and doesn't even live up to the hype it was given in the tale. A much more beautifully crafted retelling of this story would be East by Edith Pattou, the characters in East are much more fleshed out and you actually feel something for the characters. In sun and moon ice and snow everyone felt like they were a cardboard cut out. The author could have spent a little more time with her characters and making them come to life and and focus on the heroine's ability to communicate with animals and spent a little more time telling on the heroine how she felt. And making her less ungrateful.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781599901091
Author:
George, Jessica Day
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Author:
Day George, Jessica
Author:
Day, Jessica
Subject:
Legends, Myths, & Fables - General
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - General
Subject:
Fairy tales
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
Children's stories
Subject:
Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
20080108
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.50 in
Age Level:
12-17
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