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  • Eden's Everdark

Eden's Everdark

Author
Publication Date
August 29, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  6th − 8th
Language
English
Eden's Everdark

Description

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?

Publication date
August 29, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665904483
Publisher
N/A
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV058000 - Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
JUV067000 - Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
Library of Congress categories
Magic
Fantasy
Witches
Fantasy fiction

Kirkus

Readers will enjoy the strong pacing along with learning about the island’s well-described mythology and root magic. A textured, suspenseful story that traverses an island’s timeline and a family’s heritage.