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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2018 | Young Adult
Gr 7 Up—Fourteen-year-old Lizbet Lenz is used to not getting close to anyone and having to flee in the middle of the night thanks to her father's penchant for getting in over his head. When he gets thrown into jail for causing a rain of mice it's up to Lizbet to rescue him by scaling mountains everyone claims are impassable. As she travels, she gains a companion in Strix, a witch who doesn't believe in friendship but looks out for Lizbet as she gets into trouble. This fantasy adv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
When her father is imprisoned, fourteen-year-old Lizbet does what any good medieval Christian daughter would do: vows to free him. But in her tr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More