Forest Born Lib/E

Product Description


Rin is sure that something is wrong with her ... something really bad. Something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest homestead where she's lived all her life. Something that is keeping her from trusting herself with anyone at all. When her brother Razo returns from the city for a visit, she accompanies him to the palace, hoping that she can find peace away from home. But war has come to Bayern again, and Rin is compelled to join the queen and her closest allies-magical girls Rin thinks of as the fire sisters-as they venture into the Forest toward Kel, the land where someone seems to want them all dead.
Many beloved Bayern characters reappear in this story, but it is Rin's own journey of discovering how to balance the good and the bad in herself that drives this compelling adventure.


Review


All is told in Hale's assured voice, drawing the details of her invented countries with precision and depth. Strong characters define the series: commanding Isi, passionate Enna, wily Razo, and now shadowed Rin. Newcomers will find this book an easy entry point, and fans will need no excuse to dive back into Hale's fantasy world.-- "Horn Book"


One doesn't need to have read the earlier books to become enraptured by this one, but doing so adds to the richness of these very satisfying tales.-- "Kirkus Reviews"


This full-cast production enhances Hale's engrossing story as the fantasy world of Bayern continues...Especially noteworthy performances come from narrators Camille Cady-McCrea as Rin and Terry LeCass as Razo...Production shows an equally high standard. In particular, the sound effect used for Rin's thoughts is subtle, and twists of music seamlessly connect story segments.-- "AudioFile"


About the Author


Shannon Hale is the author of multiple award-winning young adult novels, including Austenland and the New York Times bestselling Princess Academy, which is also a Newbery Honor book. Her first book, The Goose Girl, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults and won the Josette Frank Award. In addition to her successful young adult novels, she cowrote two graphic novels with her husband, Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack. She received a degree in English from the University of Utah and a master's in creative writing from the University of Montana.

Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on 27 October 1914. In 1934 his first book of poetry,
Eighteen Poems appeared, followed by
Twenty-five Poems in 1936,
Deaths and Entrances in 1946 and in 1952 his final volume,
Collected Poems. He also published many short stories, wrote filmscripts, broadcast stories and talks, did a series of lecture tours in the United States and wrote
Under Milkwood, the radio play.
During his fourth lecture tour of the United States in 1953, a few days after his 39th birthday, he collapsed in his New York hotel and died on November 9th at St. Vincent's Hospital. His body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross.
In June 1994, his wife, Caitlin Thomas, died in Italy, where she had spent most of the years of her life after the death of Dylan Thomas. Her body is buried next to his.