Healer and witch / Nancy Werlin.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 292 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781536219562
- 1536219568
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | WERLIN, NANCY | Available | 33111010650683 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | WERLIN, NANCY | Available | 33111010820591 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Northport Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | WERLIN, NANCY | Available | 33111009864840 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
After eleven young-adult novels, best-selling and award-winning author Nancy Werlin casts a brilliant new spell in a middle-grade historical fantasy for fans of classic fare.
Nancy Werlin's first story for middle-grade readers tackles and transcends traditional fantasy tropes: can a young woman gifted with magic learn to manage her powers--and claim her strength--without violence? Sylvie and her mother and grandmother are beloved, trusted healers in their medieval French village, though some whisper that fifteen-year-old Sylvie and her grand-mere deal in more than herbs and medicines. Perhaps they're a bit . . . witchy? After her grandmother dies, and an attempt to use magic to heal her mother's grief brooks tragic consequences, Sylvie leaves her village in search of a teacher. The journey subjects her to strange alliances, powerful temptations, danger, and deceit. In the end, there may be only one wise woman Sylvie can trust in a world that would define her limits: herself. Beautifully crafted, this quietly powerful work for younger readers assures a whole new audience for an established author.
"Sylvie and her mother and grandmother are beloved, trusted healers in their French village at the end of the Middle Ages, though some whisper that fifteen-year-old Sylvie and her grand-mère deal in more than herbs and medicines. Perhaps they're a bit . . . witchy? After her grandmother dies, and an attempt to use her untrained magic to heal her mother's grief yields tragic consequences, Sylvie leaves in search of a teacher. Accompanied by Martin, the farrier's youngest son, Sylvia finds herself n a journey rife with strange alliances, powerful temptations, danger, and deceit. In the end, there may be only one wisewoman Sylvie can trust in a world that would define her limits: herself."--Page [2] of cover.