Eden's Everdark (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781665904476)

Hailed by Newbery winner Kelly Barnhill as "stunning, moving, and marvelously strange," this tale of a young girl who stumbles into a magical realm ruled by a wicked witch is a haunting and ultimately uplifting middle grade novel about grief, family, and decades-old magic.

Still grieving the loss of her mother, Eden visits Safina Island, her ancestral home, as a healing balm. But when she discovers an old sketchbook that belonged to her mother, she's haunted by the images she sees drawn there. A creepy mansion covered with roots and leaves. A monstrous dog with dagger-sharp teeth. And a tall woman with wind-blown hair and long, sharp nails who is as beautiful as she is terrifying.

Days later, exploring the island alone, Eden follows a black cat through a rift in the bright day. She stumbles into Everdark, a parallel world where the sun never rises, where spirits linger between death and the afterlife, and where everything from her mother's drawings is all too real--especially the Witch of Everdark, who wants to make Eden her eternal daughter.

Can Eden find a way to defeat the witch's magic? Or will she remain trapped in Everdark forever?

Author: Karen Strong
ISBN-10: 166590447X
ISBN-13: 9781665904476
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515694 / Eden's Everdark


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2022 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 08/26/2022 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 10/03/2022