Snowflakes In The Sun

From bestselling author Jessica Day George comes a rich new fantasy, based on a Norwegian fairy tale, set in a land of eternal winter. Blessed--or cursed--with an ability to understand animals, the Lass (as she's known to her family) has always been seen as strange. And when an isbjorn (polar bear) seeks her out, and promises that her family will become rich if only the Lass will accompany him to his castle, she doesn't hesitate. But the bear is not what he seems, nor is his castle, which is made of ice and inhabited by a silent staff of servants. Only a grueling journey on the backs of the four winds will reveal the truth: the bear is really a prince who's been enchanted by a troll queen, and the Lass must come up with a way to free him before he's forced to marry a troll princess. Don't miss these other stories from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George: Silver in the Blood The Twelve Dancing Princesses series Princess of the Midnight Ball Princess of Glass Princess of the Silver Woods The Rose Legacy series The Rose Legacy Tuesdays at the Castle series Tuesdays at the Castle Wednesdays in the Tower Thursdays with the Crown Fridays with the Wizards Saturdays at Sea Dragon Slippers series Dragon Slippers Dragon Flight Dragon Spear

Three-color woodcuts and simple, rhyming text follow a weary traveler who questions the elements about their effects on his aching feet.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, k, p, e.

Truth is a most absurd virtue. From the author of Escape from the Dead Superstar Review comes a literary work defying all genre limitations. In a world where truth is too often far from that, Nix takes you on a journey where you will discover that what is often truth is more often an act of deception. Using an array of writing styles and streaming from one genre into another the lines between fact and fiction are forever erased. The short stories herein appear as unrelated, but that is a skillful ruse on the author's part. When the reader ends this astounding journey down many paths, they will have discovered the underlying theme which binds it all into one elaborate thought. Rarely can one book make a reader experience multiple emotions, while addressing a single subject, but this one can. He takes a subject and has the reader look at it from different angles - from in front, to behind, to inside it. "The Three Tears" is a heart-wrenching drama of false persecution where good is the true evil, "Bud the Witch" a satiric comedy, and "Ill Will" a tale of jealousy and revenge, yet all are used to cleverly have you abandon preconceived ideas.

This book analyzes the resiliency of the German community in southern Denmark in a period of national strife. It explores the experience of a small minority that was not primarily separated from its host society by visible markers of language, religion, or appearance but predominately derived its national distinction from personal self-identification. The study's findings demonstrate the significance of this community for a deeper understanding of collective identity formation.

Following the success of "The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty", this companion gift book features new, super-detailed photographs of snowflakes, detailed captions containing the science behind their beauty, and literary quotes relating to snow and nature.