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�Like all Karen Cushman's gorgeous novels, Grayling�s Song delves into the past to let us know what we must ask of our future.� �Lena Dunham It�s time for Grayling to be a hero. Her mother, a �wise woman��a sort of witch�has been turned into a tree by evil forces. Tangles and toadstools! Lacking confidence after years of being called �Feeble Wits� by her mother, Grayling heads off dubiously into the wilds in search of help, where she finds a weather witch, an aromatic enchantress, a cheese soothsayer, a slyly foolish apprentice, and a shape-shifting mouse named Pook! A fast-paced and funny coming-of-age odyssey from a Newbery medalist. (less)
�Like all Karen Cushman's gorgeous novels, Grayling�s Song delves into the past to let us know what we must ask of our future.� �Lena Dunham It�s time for Grayling to be a hero. Her mother, a �wise woman��a sort of witch�has been turned (…more)
From a Newbery medalist, a middle grade fantasy -- good v evil, a quest, witches & magicians. The dangers of young Grayling's journey to reverse an evil spell are tempered with humor. A magical, medieval world with a spunky heroine.
LitHousewifeI love the cover. I'm praying for grandchildren who love to read. :)9y