The Mossheart's Promise: A Middle Grade Fantasy About a Young Fairy's Heroic Quest to Escape a Dying Terrarium World for Children (Ages 8-12) - Hardcover

Mix, Rebecca

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0063254050 ISBN 13: 9780063254053

Verlag: HarperCollins, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

From New York Times bestselling YA author Rebecca Mix comes the first book in a breathtaking middle grade fantasy duology about a young fairy who has always lived in her heroic grandmother’s shadow but now must step up and embark on a quest to save her mother from the ever-creeping mold overtaking their world.

The mold takes all.

Twelve-year-old fairy Canary Mossheart knows this better than most. A few years ago, the mold took her papa, and even her famous, former-chosen-one Gran never found a cure. So when Ary's beloved mama falls ill, Ary decides it’s taken enough. Armed with only a bucket and a prayer, she sneaks out to find a magical, underground lake whose healing waters are straight out of Gran’s adventures. 

But when Ary gets there, the lake’s bone dry, and instead of healing waters, she finds a terrifying secret: Her entire world is actually trapped inside a giant terrarium—one they were meant to leave centuries ago. Worse, Gran knew and hid the truth, dooming Ary and her generation to a dying, rotting world.

Now, allied with only her doomsday-obsessed frenemy, a timid pill bug, and a particularly grumpy newt, Ary has one week to unravel the clues and find a way out of the terrarium—or they’ll be trapped for good. 

Perfect for readers who loved Brandon Mull's Fablehaven, The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, and Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate.

• A Breathtaking Eco-Fantasy: Discover a world trapped inside a giant terrarium, where a creeping mold is destroying everything and the only hope lies in escaping a home that’s turning into a tomb.
• A Desperate Race Against Time: With her mother growing sicker and only one week to find an exit, Ary must unravel clues left by the one person she can no longer trust: her own grandmother.
• A Magical Coming of Age Story: From a timid girl stealing mushrooms to a brave adventurer on a mission, Ary must find her own courage to save everyone she loves.
• Found Family: Joined by her doomsday-obsessed frenemy Owl and a shy-but-sturdy pill bug named Shrimp, Ary learns that the most unexpected allies can become the family you need most.

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Rebecca Mix is a New York Times and indie bestselling author of stories about messy girls, eerie magic, and hope. She spent her childhood tromping through swamps and falling out of very tall trees—which, in hindsight, explains a lot. A reluctant reader at first, she fell in love with books after joining a reading contest to spite her fourth-grade nemesis. Visit her online at rebeccamix.com

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0063254050
• ISBN 13: 9780063254053
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; HarperCollins, Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin 1; D01 C9W8; Irland