This is a retelling of the Norwegian folk tale, East o' the Sun, West o' the Moon. The main character is a girl who has no name because her mother chose not to name her. Her family is very poor, and to save them, she chooses to leave with an enchanted white bear to live in his ice castle for one year in exchange for gifts for her family.
The story includes an enchanted deer, trolls, and other creatures. The bear is under the control of the nasty troll queen. (Trolls are very bad creatures.)
The girl and the bear live together for many months in an ice palace far from the girl's home. As time passes, the girl discovers many things about her captor, the palace, and the servants. It leads her to many dangerous discoveries and adventures, including what happened years before to her favorite, eldest brother, who had returned from far away adventures quieter and more distant than before.
Genre: fairy tale / fantasy
Topics: trolls, enchanted animals, Norwegian folk tales, favoritism, family conflict, power of a name, carvings, deciphering, faun
Mrs. Beckwith's Rating: 4 of 5
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