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McGuire,
Sarah. |
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Princess Andaryn’s (Ryn) father
brought home a wife and stepmother who is an enchantress.
The enchantress uses her powers to turn Ryn’s father
against her, and after an act of defiance Ryn is banished
from the kingdom altogether. Ryn’s six brothers try to get
Ryn to stay, but their evil stepmother turns them all into
swans, adding to Ryn’s heartbreak. In an effort to try to
save her brothers, Ryn strikes a deal: if she is able to
stay silent for six years, her brothers may turn back into
their true forms; if not, they will all die. As the years
pass and Ryn lives out her banishment in silence, she
faces magical dangers that threaten not only her and her
brothers, but the kingdom she knows as home. Will she save
her family and defeat the evil Queen? A fantastical,
fairy-tale retelling that will have you on the edge of
your seat and rooting for the spunky, but silent Ryn and
her swan brothers. (Oklahoma
Sequoyah Book Awards, 2020)
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| SUBJECTS: Princesses -- Fiction. Brothers and sisters -- Fiction. Swans -- Fiction. Blessing and cursing -- Fiction. |
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