false 161887 7 In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, was a North-born baby. It is said that North-born babies are wild, unpredictable, intelligent, and destined to break their mothers' hearts because they all leave hearth and home to travel to the far ends of the earth. To keep her close, Rose's mother lied and told her she had been born of the obedient and pliable East. But destiny cannot be denied. One day, a great white bear comes to the mapmaker's door to claim Rose's birthright. Everything that comes after, as richly imagined by author Edith Pattou, is the basis for one of the most epic romantic fantasies ever told. <I>East</I> is a deftly woven tapestry that melds traditional fairy tale motifs of both <I>Beauty and the Beast</I> and <I>East of the Sun and West of the Moon</I>, with the haunting icy lore of medieval northern lands. Told in a changing chorus of voices, including that of Rose, her hopeful brother Neddy, her regretful father, the charmed white bear, and the Troll Queen whose selfish wish is the catalyst that seals Rose's fate, <I>East</I> will enchant any and all who venture within its pages. It is a tale for the Ages, and for all ages. Highly recommended. (Ages 12 and older) <I>--Jennifer Hubert</I> 2079577 2003 East total:2424|5:1096|4:837|3:405|2:72|1:14| 2424 10201 3344 518 2 6 true false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 12 14:55:11 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 01 20:37:59 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Jun 21 19:13:54 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 18:33:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Sep 09 16:58:50 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:37:42 -0800 2008 4-5 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 07:28:36 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 06:14:37 -0700 2008 Always. This wasn't an exception, though I really liked the narrators, so it didn't distract me as much as if could have.

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She was born into a family of 7 kids. The family came upon rough times (one of thier children, Sara, was sick, and they were on the verge of losing thier farm). However their fortune changed when a white bear came into thier home. The ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 12:35:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 05:50:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 08:44:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:45:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 15 13:25:27 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 13:37:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 11:40:29 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 12:12:36 -0700 2009
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