Synopses & Reviews
Rose has always felt out of place in her family. So when an enormous white bear mysteriously shows up and asks her to come away with him, she readily agrees. The bear takes Rose to a distant castle, where each night she is confronted with a mystery. In solving that mystery, she finds love, discovers her purpose, and realizes her travels have only just begun.
As fresh and original as only the best fantasy can be, East is a novel retelling of the classic tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," told in the tradition of Robin McKinley and Gail Carson Levine.
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"Pattou's writing pitches readers gracefully between myth and fantasy..."
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"An engrossing story of duty, honor, and love."
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"An engrossing story of duty, honor, and love."(,School Library Journal,11/20/2003)
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"Pattou's writing pitches readers gracefully between myth and fantasy..."(,School Library Journal,12/01/2003)
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"An engrossing story of duty, honor, and love."(School Library Journal, Nov 20 2003 )
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"Pattous writing pitches readers gracefully between myth and fantasy..."(School Library Journal, Dec 1 2003 )
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"A rich tapestry that will resonate with readers . . . . epic tale telling." (starred review)
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"Weaves the essentials of the children's fairy tale 'East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon' into a rich tapestry that will resonate with readers . . . the stuff of epic tale telling." —
Booklist * "Compelling . . . Pattou's writing pitches readers gracefully between myth and fantasy, inviting those unaccustomed to either genre to explore the frozen world of questing that she has so vividly created." —
School Library Journal, starred review A Junior Library Guild Selection An ALA Notable Book An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Readers
Ohioana Book Award Winner
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Synopsis
A young woman goes to the ends of the earth--and beyond--to rescue the man she loves in this sweeping epic.
About the Author
Edith Pattou is the author of two novels to date in the Songs of Eirren series: Hero's Song and Fire Arrow, a Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Novel of the Year, as well as Mrs. Spitzer's Garden, a picture book illustrated by Tricia Tusa. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.