The Ancient One: 2 (The Adventures of Kate) - Tapa blanda

"Once in a great while a book comes along that is so powerful and so wise that you want to shout about it." --Madeleine L'Engle, bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time

"Barron has woven a boldly original novel that is as thought-provoking as it is fun to read." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Mortality, in all its splendor and sadness, is T.A. Barron's subject... Fantasy mavens will find plenty here to enthrall them." --The New York Times Book Review

"Save a tree, save history! Barron fuses concerns over the natural world with fantasy lit."
--The Huffington Post, "The 9 Best Trees in Literature"

"Absorbing story, vital characters -- and also a pioneering work opening paths we didn't know were there." --Lloyd Alexander, National Book Award winning author

A powerful story exploring the interconnectedness of all things from New York Times betselling author of the Merlin saga.

When thirteen-year-old Kate travels to Oregon for a quiet week at Aunt Melanie’s cottage, her plans are dashed by the discovery of a grove of giant redwood trees in nearby Lost Crater. While helping try to protect the redwood forest from loggers, Kate goes back five centuries through a time tunnel and finds herself facing the evil creature Gashra, who is bent on destroying the same forest. In this extraordinary quest from The Adventures of Kate series, a girl discovers that all living things are connected in ways she never expected, and that true friendship can reach across cultures, and even across centuries.

"Once in a great while a book comes along that is so powerful and so wise that you want to shout about it." —Madeleine L'Engle, bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time, on The Ancient One