![]() ![]() ![]() Once again demonstrates her knack for creating characters readers feel they know. Voigt, the 1983 Newbery Medal winner for ''Dicey's Song,'' Strengthened by each other's gumption and the loyalty of friends, Elske and Beriel find kinship while they attempt to save the Kingdom from invasion and treachery. In spite of their different backgrounds and social status, each has a violent past to overcome, and each has a clear hope for the future that Together Elske and Beriel pursue their quests, one for identity and belonging, one for sovereignty and power. To regain her usurped position as queen of the Kingdom. When she is 14, she becomes handmaiden to Beriel, a spirited young woman who is determined To the northeast brings Elske to a life of new comforts and caring relationships, where her bravery and resourcefulness are appreciated. Her journey to the unknown city of Trastad Because of her grandmother's foresight and cleverness, Elske escapes from the vividly described violent death intended for her. ![]() To accompany their dead king into the afterlife. N the fourth volume about a high fantasy world Cynthia Voigt calls the Kingdom, an imaginary world of long ago, 12-year-old Elske is chosen by her people ![]()
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