The Way Past Winter
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The Way Past Winter is a riveting adventure about magic, an eternal winter, and one girl's unbreakable determination to reunite her family.
Mila, her sisters, and her brother, Oskar, live in a small forest cabin, surviving in a world gripped by frost and snow.
When a mysterious man shows up on her doorstep, Mila and her family grant him shelter for the night. But in the morning, the man is gone—and he's taken Oskar with them.
• Written by award-winning and internationally recognized author Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• Inspired by European folklore
• Middle grade novel that explores deeper topics—grief, inner strength, and the unbreakable bonds of family
Determined to save their brother, Mila and her sisters set out on a mission to rescue him. But challenges await them at every turn: wolves with the speed of demons, tempestuous gold, an untrustworthy mage—and always the relentless, stinging freeze of winter.
The Way Past Winter is a classic adventure story in the vein of Phillip Pullman, Anne Ursu, and Kelly Barnhill that evokes the best of the middle grade fantasy genre.
• A beautifully written, smartly paced tale of riveting adventure with a focus on family
• Perfect for children ages 10 and up who love fantasy and magic
• You'll love this book if you love books like Greenglass House by Kate Milford, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, and The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Five years before this volume's start, Mila's father abandoned her family as Eldbj rn Forest and its surrounding lands, including their family home, was plunged into a never-ending winter that transformed their way of life to one of cold and hunger. Now Mila, 12, and her siblings older sister Sanna, brother Oskar, and younger sister P pa eke out a meager existence near the forest. After a mysterious group of purportedly wealthy travelers spirit Oskar away with the boys of nearby Stavgar, Mila speaks with Rune, the town's ageless mage, who tells her they were stolen by Eldbj rn, the ancient bear who guards the forest. Under Rune's guidance, Mila and Pipa travel north to the magical island realm of Thule to save Oskar and confront an implacable creature. With this chilly fable, Hargrave (The Deathless Girls) invokes a feeling of folklore set in an ambiguous era and location. Sibling bonds and resilience run strong as the sisters trek through forbidding territory to face an enemy capable of controlling their very thoughts. It's a tense journey that boasts a mythic essence and a well-earned end. Ages 10 15.
