High school libraries are going to need multiple copies to meet demand.” …The pages turn quickly and there is an equal number devoted to the healing process as there is to the violence–something that the news feeds don’t give any of us. “The vibrant cover will attract the first teen reader and they will hand sell it to their friends, especially if they are fans of Ellen Hopkins’ verse novels. Told through multiple points of view in naturalistic free verse and stream of consciousness, this is an unforgettable, haunting tale.

But victims can also become survivors, and as we come to know each character through his/her own distinctive voice and their interactions with one another, we see how, despite pain and guilt, they can reach out to one another, find a new equilibrium, and survive.

Within minutes, as events collide, innocents becomes victims-with tragic outcomes altering lives forever, a grisly and unfortunate scenario all too familiar from current real-life headlines. On a hot summer night in a midwestern town, a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. No longer tethered to a specific tale, this sequel brings in elements from legends across time and around Europe… Necessary wherever the first is popular a good addition to any collection where fairy-tale retellings circulate well. “Pattou builds a solid, convincing 16th-century Europe from minutely observed details. An epic drama featuring high romance and a resourceful heroine that will appeal to fans of Pattou and new readers alike.” Both East and its sequel stand alone, and this is an exciting, layered adventure that draws from various cultural mythologies. “While East was a retelling of the Nordic fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon, this is a wholly original adventure…. … A wait of longer than a decade proves completely worthwhile in the case of Pattou’s continuing spin on Norwegian myth filled with fully realized human characters and adventures both fantastic and emotionally authentic.” “Pattou artistically spins the broad and long tale without making the details feel burdensome and always keeps the pace from lagging. And this time, the fate of the entire world is at stake. With mysterious and unstoppable forces threatening the lives of the people she loves, Rose must once again set off on a perilous journey.

But Rose doesn’t believe the shipwreck was an act of nature, nor does she believe Charles is truly dead. Now Rose has found her happily-ever-after with Charles-until a sudden storm destroys his ship and he is presumed dead. To rescue him, Rose traveled to the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon to defeat the evil Troll Queen. When Rose first met Charles, he was trapped in the form of a white bear.

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