Thornlight

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Magical.Kirkus Reviews

Resourceful twin sisters and a desperate queen must find a new source of magic to stop their kingdom from being consumed by darkness. This classic fantasy-adventure from bestselling author Claire Legrand is full of twists, turns, and unforgettable moments.Thornlightis a must-have for fans of Tahereh Mafi and Diana Wynne Jones.

A stand-alone companion to the acclaimedFoxheart.

Centuries and centuries ago, the Vale was split in two in a war between witches. Ever since, an evil darkness has been climbing, climbing, climbing out of the Break, infecting everything it touches. The people of the Vale fight it with discs made of lightningand with an ancient spell. Brier Skystone is the youngest, most talented lightning harvester the Vales ever seen. Her twin sister, Thorn, is a sensitive artist whos braver than even she knows. And young Queen Celestyna Hightower is determined to be Mender of the Break, the last of her family to bear the weight of anchoring the spellwhich is really more of a curse.

As the darkness keeps coming, these three girls will each undertake their own perilous journeys to try to save their homeand each quest reveals an electrifying surprise. Perhaps theyve been fighting the wrong monster all along.

New York Timesbestselling author Claire Legrand creates an intricate and layered world full of unicorns, witches, mistbirds, grifflets, and unlikely heroeswith an appearance by the legendary witch Quicksilver Foxheart. This stand-alone companion toFoxheartexplores what it means to be brave, and the destructive force of war on nature and community

Fast-paced, memorable, and surprising,Thornlightis a perfect introduction to Claire Legrands work and will appeal to fans of Kelly Barnhill and Jessica Townsend.

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Children must save a kingdom in a stand-alone companion to Foxheart. . . . The wicked Gulgot climbs ever closer to the top of the chasm, pushing darkness and evil before it. . . . Thorn may not recognize her own strength, but the many depictions of family, especially sisters, make it clear to readers that the gentle heart is the stronger one.Luscious writing and magical moments. Kirkus Reviews The Break, a deep chasm that splits the realm of the Vale in half, is becoming unstable lately, and the monstrous Gulgot that lives within it will soon make its way to the surface. . . .Readers of Legrands Foxheart will see familiar faces here, but knowledge of that book isnt required. . . .The books message is a worthy one: It is no small thing, to have a gentle heart. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books Twelve-year-old twin sisters Brier and Thorn . . . live in war-torn Vale. Their soldiers battle a monster, Gulgot, who dwells in an ever-widening chasm. . . . LeGrands story features loving siblings with very different personalities, setting up a familiar dynamic for children. The peril always seems real, evoked fully as the author switches from Thorns to Briers to Celestynas to the Gulgots internal thoughts. . . . [An] edgy, intricate fantasy. School Library Journal Brier and Thorn Skystone are twin sisters . . . [and] answer to young Queen Celestyna, who was named to be the savior of the Vale, though that seems less and less likely as the days pass and a monster called the Gulgot strains to be released from his subterranean prison. . . . Can the three girls work together against the Old Wild magic, or is all lost . . . This middle-grade fantasy is fun for younger teen readers, especially those who loved her Foxheart. Booklist

Author Bio

Claire Legrand is the author of five books for young readers, including the Edgar Award-nominated novelSome Kind of Happiness, andWinterspell, a dark retelling of the Nutcracker fairy tale. She lives in New Jersey.