By Maria Kuzniar (author) , Nakul P (illustrator)
"Tyr! Get yourself ready for battle in this epic magical adventure forged in family, friendship and courage."
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In a village carved out between mountains and sea, on lands that were born on the winds of magic, we meet a baby and a bear cub curled together like two crescent moons. A girl with a magical destiny - Saga Thorolfsdottir. Named Saga after the great stories that shaped our history, and the ones still to come.
The seers spoke of a girl braver than a Raider and fiercer than an eagle who will ride a bear over the tundra during the dayless night. Of a girl who will dream in magic, and hold the fate of the North in her hands.
And then we meet 12 year old Saga, Bjørn her pet bear and her Afi, once a fierce warrior and now her guardian since the death of her parents. Over the years, Afi had taught Saga all kinds of useful things, but she never let him teach her how to use magic. Remembering that fateful day she lost her parents, magic is all tangled up with the horror, and she has since vowed to the Gods that she would never carve a single rune.
That is until the Trolls attack again and Saga is forced to confront her fears. At the edge of the world, a girl afraid of runes, walks into the beating heart of magic itself. And Saga shows her courage and her bravery as she is expected to dive into the depths of the ocean, summit the highest peaks and tread a path with death itself as she enters an epic quest to win a horn of ice crystals in the coldest most ferocious islands that ever existed.
As she builds her friends around her, Ruvsá, Canute also there to pledge themselves as contestants in the Fifth Winter Contest she meets people from all over the North, people of all ages and sizes, Raiders and shieldmaidens and Sami. Living with magic inside her, Saga who’d never finished carving a single rune didn’t hold out much hope.
This is a love letter to magic. To Norway, the favourite country of Maria Kuzniar, and I adored it. Bursting with bravery, forged in friendship, this is Saga's story of her destiny. Vivid as heck I loved every magical moment.
From the acclaimed writer of Ship of Shadows comes a brand-new fantasy following the magical journey of one girl and her bear.
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In a land of ice and stars, where constant troll invasions threaten to shake the moon from the sky, lives a girl with a magical destiny. A girl braver than a Viking, who will one day hold the fate of the North in her hands. That girl is Saga Thorolfsdottir .
But there's just one problem: ever since her parents died wielding powerful runes, Saga has been deathly afraid of magic. She would much rather stay within the safety of her village and play with her pet bear, Bjørn , than pursue any kind of magical destiny.
So when Saga accidentally disturbs a clan of trolls in the mountains, leading to her whole village being taken prisoner, she has to face her fears head on. No amount of rune magic will defeat these monsters, and Saga has only one option - to compete in the Fifth Winter contest , an incredible tournament where only the bravest may enter and only one champion can win. The prize? A horn of magic, powerful enough to rattle the gods themselves . . .
This is the perfect read for fans of Sophie Anderson's The Girl Who Speaks Bear, Abi Elphinstone and Fireborn !
Maria Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world, which inspired her debut novel The Ship of Shadows . Now she lives in Nottingham with her husband, where she reads and writes as much as she can and bookstagrams at @cosyreads. She is always planning her next adventure and you can visit her website to find out more (watch out for the pirates!).
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From the acclaimed writer of Ship of Shadows comes a brand-new fantasy following the magical journey of one girl and her bear. In a land of ice and stars, where constant troll invasions threaten to shake the moon from the sky, lives a girl with a magical destiny.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Girl Who Dreamed in Magic and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Girl Who Dreamed in Magic features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Fantasy / Magical, Historical Fiction, Animal Stories, Mystery / Mythology, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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The Girl Who Dreamed in Magic was written by Maria Kuzniar and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
The Girl Who Dreamed in Magic has 294 pages
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