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Across the Great Barrier

Author: Patricia C. Wrede   Series: Frontier Magic (Hardcover)

Eff is an unlucky 13th child. And yet, Eff is the one who had saved the day for the settlements west of the Great Barrier. Her unique ways of doing magic and seeing the world, and her fascination with the magical creatures and land in the Great Plains, push Eff to work toward joining an expedition heading west. But things are changing on the frontier.

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Summary

Eff is an unlucky 13th child. And yet, Eff is the one who had saved the day for the settlements west of the Great Barrier. Her unique ways of doing magic and seeing the world, and her fascination with the magical creatures and land in the Great Plains, push Eff to work toward joining an expedition heading west. But things are changing on the frontier.

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Eff is riding west, away from the safety of the frontier city she's always known ... Eff could be a powerful magician if she wanted to. Except she's not sure she wants that kind of responsibility. Everyone keeps waiting for her to do something amazing-or to fail in a spectacular way. Worse, her twin brother, Lan, a powerful double seventh son, is jealous of all the attention she's been getting. Even as Eff protests that she's just an ordinary girl, she's asked to travel past the Barrier Spell with one of the new professors at her father's school. The land west of the Barrier is full of dangers, both magical and wild. Eff will need to use all her strength-magical and otherwise-to come safely back home.

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Critic Reviews

“Praise for Thirteenth Child "The intricately created alternate reality, suspense and memorable characters will leave you eagerly awaiting the second book." -- Buffalo News "[A] riveting fantasy." -- Children's Bookwatch "I plunged in and couldn't put it down until I had finished." --Tamora Pierce "The world-building is effortless, flowing natrually through Eff's conversational narration." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred reivew "A rich world where steam dragons seem as normal as bears, and a sympathetic character in Eff, who has been scarred by the belief that she is evil." -- Publishers Weekly "Wrede's characters and understated but complex... and the world-building is generously spiced with political and magical mysteries, perils, and conflicts." -- Horn Book”

bPraise for iThirteenth Child/i/bp The intricately created alternate reality, suspense and memorable characters will leave you eagerly awaiting the second book. -iBuffalo News/ip [A] riveting fantasy. -iChildren's Bookwatch/ip I plunged in and couldn't put it down until I had finished. -Tamora Piercep The world-building is effortless, flowing natrually through Eff's conversational narration. -iKirkus Reviews/i, starred reivewp A rich world where steam dragons seem as normal as bears, and a sympathetic character in Eff, who has been scarred by the belief that she is evil. -iPublishers Weekly/ip Wrede's characters and understated but complex... and the world-building is generously spiced with political and magical mysteries, perils, and conflicts. -iHorn Book/i

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About the Author

PATRICIA C. WREDE has written many novels, including Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot and The Grand Tour coauthored with Caroline Stevermer, as well as the four books in her own series, the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. She lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Product Details

Publisher
Scholastic Press | Scholastic US
Published
1st October 2011
Pages
339
ISBN
9780545033435

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