ISBN 13:9781599901091. Hard Cover, $16.95.
Book Awards:2008 Whitney Award Nominee
2009 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
2009 Thumbs Up Book Award
2010 Nominee, Beehive Award
Annotation:
A young girl must travel east of the sun and west of the moon in order to rescue her enchanted prince from the evil enchantress.
Book Talk:
Pika is the ninth child in her family. Her parents were so disappointed that she was born a girl and not a boy that they refuse to name her, and leave her with the name Pika- which means girl in Norse. It seems that Pika will forever be the leftover child with no name.
And then, one magical day, Pika rescues the white reindeer from a thicket and the hunters. The reindeer grants her a wish- for a name. But after the magical visit with the reindeer, Pika discovers that she has the ability to talk to the animals. She becomes sought after by all and sundry because of her wonderful way with the animals.
Several years later, Pika is approached by an ice bear, who asks her to come and live with him for a year and a day. Pika agrees to come with the bear, if she can bring her beloved wolf with her.
Pika arrives at the home of the ice bear- an ice palace deep in the North. As she explores the castle, and is introduced to the fascinating creatures who live within she decides that the ice bear must be under an enchantment of some kind. As Pika struggles to discover the nature of the curse, she ends up breaking the agreement and her ice bear is carried away to the home of the enchantress. Can Pika find the mysterious place where her ice bear has been hidden away- East of the Sun and West of the Moon before time runs out?
Author Web Site: www.jessicadaygeorge.com
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