By Beth O'Brien (author)
"A magical family, a feathered boy, a moon fairy forest and havoc-wreaking creatures: this middle age adventure teems with fairy-tale charm through a peril-packed quest to perfect a potion."
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Soon-to-be-thirteen-year-old twins Creirwy and Morfran were born to Ceridwen, an extraordinary enchantress whose exceptional potioneering ability saw her “sent all over the country to resolve magical issues”. In the case of Feather Vane’s story, the trio head to the village of Greeth-Under-Edge, where author Beth O'Brien’s knack for world-building magic and brisk storytelling pace shines bright when it emerges that four magical creatures have converged in the village: “fiery salamanders, a river hag, gnomes that guard the earth, and wind sprites known as sylphs.
Each of these creatures was rare, and all four coming together in one place was unheard of”.
As chaos bubbles away and threatens to brim over, Ceridwen breaks the Code of Magic while trying to banish the creatures with a powerful potion, which means the twins must pick up their mother’s mantle. Rich in myth, magic and fantastical fairy tale elements, Feather Vane sees its courageous protagonists embark on a classic quest to complete the potion, replete with fairies, forests, hags and giants, and potent themes of overcoming fear and being proud of who you are, feathers and all, explored in a world in which nothing is what is seems.
Mixing up magic always leads to trouble. . .
A fairy-tale adventure full of dangerous magical creatures, perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson and Michelle Harrison.
In the village of Greeth-Under-Edge, magical creatures are wreaking havoc. A green-toothed hag lurks in the river, a nest of gnomes are up to no good and a scatter of salamanders threaten to set everything on fire.
Creirwy and Morfran are the children of a powerful enchantress, who's been sent to banish the creatures from the village by brewing an almost impossible potion. But when their mother breaks the Code of Magic, it's left to the twins to try to finish her task.To complete the potion, they'll need to go on an adventure with dangers at every turn.
But as Creirwy and Morfran journey through a moon fairy forest, into a hag's watery lair and to the top of a giant's beanstalk, they find that the most powerful magic is not always where you'd expect....
Beth O'Brien is an English Literature BA and Creative Writing MA graduate from the University of Birmingham. She is also the author of four adult poetry books. Having been born visually impaired and with an upper-limb difference, Beth is passionate about the representation of disability in literature and is currently studying for a PhD researching the (mis)representation of disability in contemporary fairytale retellings. She is the founder and editor of Disabled Tales, a website dedicated to discussing disability in fairytales and folklore.
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Mixing up magic always leads to trouble. . . A fairy-tale adventure full of dangerous magical creatures, perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson and Michelle Harrison. In the village of Greeth-Under-Edge, magical creatures are wreaking havoc.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Feather Vane and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Feather Vane features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Mystery / Mythology, PSHE: Family Issues, PSHE: Siblings, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Feather Vane was written by Beth O'Brien and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Feather Vane has 320 pages
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