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Nancy Keane's | Booktalks -- Quick and Simple | |
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Chima,
Cinda Williams.
THE WARRIOR HEIR New York : Hyperion, 2006 IL YA ISBN 0786839163 |
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Before
he knew about the Roses, sixteen-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life
in the small Ohio town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take
daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high
schoolers. Then one day Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly he
is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before. And it
feels great – until he loses control of his own strength and nearly kills
another player during soccer team tryouts.
Soon Jack learns the startling truth about himself. He is Weirlind, part of an underground society of magical people who live among us. At their helm sits the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing the Game – a magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death. The winning house rules the weir. As if his bizarre heritage isn’t enough, Jack finds out that he’s not just another member of Weirland – he’s one of the last of the warriors – at a time when both houses are scouting for a player. (Mary M. Silgals, Trident Academy, for South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards, 2008-2009) |
| SUBJECTS:
Magic -- Fiction.
Wizards -- Fiction. Identity -- Fiction. Fantasy. |
