Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

When Rose first met Charles, he was trapped in the form of a white bear. To rescue him, Rose traveled to the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon to defeat the evil Troll Queen. Now Rose has found her happily-ever-after with Charles—until a sudden storm destroys his ship and he is presumed dead. But Rose doesn’t believe the shipwreck was an act of nature, nor does she believe Charles is truly dead. Something much more sinister is at work. With mysterious and unstoppable forces threatening the lives of the people she loves, Rose must once again set off on a perilous journey. And this time, the fate of the entire world is at stake.

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“Pattou artistically spins the broad and long tale without making the details feel burdensome and always keeps the pace from lagging. … A wait of longer than a decade proves completely worthwhile in the case of Pattou’s continuing spin on Norwegian myth filled with fully realized human characters and adventures both fantastic and emotionally authentic.”
--School Library Journal (starred review)

“While East was a retelling of the Nordic fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon, this is a wholly original adventure…. Both East and its sequel stand alone, and this is an exciting, layered adventure that draws from various cultural mythologies. An epic drama featuring high romance and a resourceful heroine that will appeal to fans of Pattou and new readers alike.”
--Booklist

“Pattou builds a solid, convincing 16th-century Europe from minutely observed details. No longer tethered to a specific tale, this sequel brings in elements from legends across time and around Europe… Necessary wherever the first is popular; a good addition to any collection where fairy-tale retellings circulate well.
--Kirkus

On a hot summer night in a midwestern town, a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. Alcohol, guns, and a dare. Within minutes, as events collide, innocents becomes victims—with tragic outcomes altering lives forever, a grisly and unfortunate scenario all too familiar from current real-life headlines. But victims can also become survivors, and as we come to know each character through his/her own distinctive voice and their interactions with one another, we see how, despite pain and guilt, they can reach out to one another, find a new equilibrium, and survive.

Told through multiple points of view in naturalistic free verse and stream of consciousness, this is an unforgettable, haunting tale.

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“The vibrant cover will attract the first teen reader and they will hand sell it to their friends, especially if they are fans of Ellen Hopkins’ verse novels. …The pages turn quickly and there is an equal number devoted to the healing process as there is to the violence–something that the news feeds don’t give any of us. High school libraries are going to need multiple copies to meet demand.”
-- Cindy Dobrez, Booklist Reader

“Pattou’s deliberate attentiveness to character maturation, along with familial ties that bind and strain, strengthen this skillful portrayal of teen wrongheadedness at a most vulnerable moment.”
-- Booklist

“Eight teens’ fates intertwine and recombine in the aftermath of a prank gone very wrong…[Ghosting is] a novel in verse…engaging.”
-- Kirkus Reviews

“This swift, free-verse page-turner…[is] recommended for reluctant readers given the book’s realistic portrayal of a Midwestern town, the lyrical narrative, and the readily relatable protagonists.”
-- School Library Journal

“Seven teens, a gun, and a harmless prank turned tragedy. We see these young faces illuminated by their cell phones and hear their voices calling out from the darkness in a book that is ultimately both horrifying and healing. Edith Pattou writes with a poet’s ear attuned to the rhythm of the teenage heart. A stunning achievement.”
-- Debby Dahl Edwardson, author of My Name is Not Easy
author of the National Book Award finalist

“I flew through Ghosting in one sitting, It is in a word, “unputdownable.” Nonstop action, tension and suspense fill the first half of the book; heartfelt emotion, regret and healing fill the second. Reader, power down all your devices and find a comfortable chair because once you start reading Ghosting you won’t be able to stop!”
-- Lesléa Newman,
author of October Morning: A Song for Matthew Shepard

“Filled with authentic detail and believable teenage voices, Ghosting is a gripping account of an all-too-plausible tragedy in a country where there are more guns than people. Pattou’s keen eye for character and ear for convincing dialogue will make this an important and accessible lesson about redemption and forgiveness for young adult readers.”
-- Todd Strasser,
author of Fallout

“Ghosting is timely and compelling, filled with complex and interesting characters. It will hold you in your seat from the first line to the last.”
-- Marion Dane Bauer,
author of the Newbery Honor Book, On My Honor

Rose has always felt out of place in her family, a wanderer in a bunch of homebodies. So when an enormous white bear mysteriously shows up and asks her to come away with him — in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family — she readily agrees. The bear takes Rose to a distant castle, where each night she is confronted with a mystery. In solving that mystery, she loses her heart, discovers her purpose, and realizes her travels have only just begun.

As familiar and moving as Beauty and the Beast and yet as fresh and original as only the best fantasy can be, East is a novel retelling of the classic tale "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," a sweeping romantic epic in the tradition of Robin McKinley and Gail Carson Levine.

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“The author of Hero's Song (1991) and Fire Arrow (1998) weaves the essentials of the children's fairy tale "East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon" into a rich tapestry that will resonate with readers of books such as Robin McKinley's renderings of Beauty and the Beast….What ensues is the stuff of epic tale telling, replete with high drama and compelling characterizations.”
--Booklist (starred review)

“Pattou's writing pitches readers gracefully between myth and fantasy, inviting those unaccustomed to either genre to explore the frozen world of questing that she has so vividly created.”
--School Library Journal (starred review)

“Rather than leave Rose's fate in someone else's hands, though, Pattou gives her heroine the strength and courage of a modern woman. This girl can kick butt…. this fantasy adventure deserves kudos for creating memorable characters, and soaring beyond the traditional fairy tale.”
--Children’s Literature

“…East will enchant any and all who venture within its pages. It is a tale for the Ages, and for all ages. Highly recommended.”
--Amazon

Mrs. Spitzer is a wise teacher who knows many things. She knows about gardens. She knows about children. She knows how similar they are. And how they will flourish if tended lovingly.

There are many remarkable teachers like Mrs. Spitzer in the world. (This) is a book to celebrate all that they do, year after year, to help our children grow and blossom.

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"I love this book! Every teacher in the universe should have a copy."
--Mem Fox
 
"A very loving book, a tribute really, to the teachers of the world and beyond them to all people who nurture children."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Not only should this book delight youngsters, it should surely warm the heart of any teacher. Buy a copy for your favorite!”
–Children’s Literature

“This is my hands-down favorite book about teaching and school this year. It is a joyful celebration of one teacher’s love and dedication to her students.”
--The Tennessean

Collun is a gardener, not a fighter, but when his beloved sister, Nessa, disappears, he must do what no one else will: strap on a dagger and pursue her kidnappers.  But Nessa's disappearance is only one of many sinister events that engulf Collun, and soon he is battling an evil larger than he'd ever imagined, an evil that threatens to destroy everything he knows. All hope rests on Collun and his unlikely companions — an enigmatic wizard, an aspiring bard, and a feisty young archer on a mission of her own. Their quest leads them from one seemingly insurmountable danger to another, and ultimately to the lair of a giant white wurme whose slime is acid to the touch — a wurme that Collun must somehow kill if he is to rescue his sister and save his world.

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"The author spins a dramatic tale, infused with Irish myth and folklore, that fantasy fans will relish."
--Booklist

"Nonstop adventure."
--The Book Report

"Action-packed . . . Well-crafted . . . Altogether satisfying."
--The Bulletin

Breo-Saight, the young archer from Hero's Song, has abandoned her lifelong mission to avenge her father's murder. But just as she stops pursuing the murderers, they turn up again, leading Brie to her birthright — a fire arrow.

The magical arrow leads Brie to a strange country, where she finds the family and happiness she's never known. But she also finds evil at work — the doings of a sinister, one-eyed sorcerer named Balor. Though Brie has given up on vengeance, she knows she must follow her mission through to its bitter end if she is to save the people she's grown to love.

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"A rousing story."
--Booklist (starred review)

"Memorable and well-crafted . . . The reader is left wanting another book . . . Excellent."
--VOYA (5Q--highest rating)

“Pattou has a formidable imagination; Fire Arrow is replete with fascinating and fantastical images, creatures, and settings. I particularly like the story's integration--and transformation--of Irish myth and folklore.”
--SFSite

“This fantasy, with its Celtic overtones, has echoes of the genre's masters -- Lloyd Alexander, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien. At the same time, Pattou's energetic imagination has allowed her to create many memorable characters and scenes that are vivid and lively and will appeal to many fantasy readers.”
--School Library Journal