A lightning bolt erupted from the cloud and aimed directly at
Ned s heart. He couldn t cry out. He couldn t even "move." He could
just feel the magic sink into his skin and spread itself over every
inch of him, bubbling and slithering and cutting deep, until he
didn t know where the magic stopped and he began. When Ned and his
identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging,
bewitched river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the
wrong boy lived. Sure enough, Ned grows up weak and slow, and stays
as much as possible within the safe boundaries of his family s
cottage and yard. But when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic
that Ned s mother, a witch, is meant to protect, it's Ned who
safeguards the magic and summons the strength to protect his family
and community.In the meantime, in another kingdom across the forest
that borders Ned s village lives Aine, the resourceful and
pragmatic daughter of the Bandit King. She is haunted by her mother
s last words to her: The wrong boy will save your life and you will
save his. But when Aine and Ned s paths cross, can they trust each
other long enough to make their way through the treacherous woods
and stop the war about to boil over?With a deft hand, acclaimed
author Kelly Barnhill takes classic fairy tale elements--speaking
stones, a friendly wolf, and a spoiled young king--and weaves them
into a richly detailed narrative that explores good and evil, love
and hate, magic, and the power of friendship."
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