Magras, Diane.
MAD WOLF'S DAUGHTER
New York : Kathy Dawson Books, 2018
IL 5-8
ISBN 9780735229266

Drest is the first one to notice something is wrong. Surrounded by her sleeping brothers and father on the shore, she is sure someone is entering their protected cove. The others ignore her whispered warnings, until armored knights erupt out of the darkness, and a fierce battle begins on the beach. Drest is the youngest member of her father’s warband, and the only girl. When she follows her father’s orders to climb the cliffs, she becomes the only one to escape. She also witnesses one of the invaders push another knight over the edge. With her family gone, Drest knows she’s the only one who can rescue them, if she can find where they’ve been taken. Following her brother’s imagined voices, she seeks out the fallen knight, finding him injured but still alive, and offers aid in return for guidance to the castle. On their way, Drest is stalked by a dark figure with a horrible tie to her father, and helped by a witch she rescues from the stake. Joined by a boy seeking his destiny, the band draws ever closer to the castle, where Drest knows she must use all her training and knowledge to free her family. But the Mad Wolf’s Daughter has more in front of her than she realizes, as secrets and betrayals swirl within those castle walls. (New Hampshire Great Stone Face Book Award nominee, 2020)