Oksa Pollock: Tainted Bonds - Tapa blanda

She most definitely outshines Harry Potter in my eyes * Nayu's Reading Corner *

Oksa Pollock's worlds are dying, and she faces her toughest challenge yet: to bring our world, and her magical ancestral home, Edefia, back to life again. As Earth collapses, only the power that Oksa inherits as Graciousness will be anywhere near enough to save them. But between her and hope lies her most wicked enemy: Ocious, the cause of all her family's heartbreak. There are other things on her mind, too: her mother and her best friend Gus are trapped back in our world, her almost-boyfriend Tugdual is behaving oddly, and her grandmother has been lost to them altogether. If Ocious is able to take someone else close to Oksa, the future of both worlds would be in greater danger than ever... Praise for the series so far 'Great fun' - Financial Times 'Fantastic' - Guardian Children's Books 'The first title from the French children's series combines action, excitement and new worlds.' - Natasha Harding, The Sun 'A feisty heroine, lots of sparky tricks and evil opponents could fill a gap left by the end of the Harry Potter series' - Daily Mail 'A thrilling, magical adventure... enchanting' -Booktrust 'An adventure that rivals the Harry Potter books' Bookseller 'The French Harry Potter' - Guardian 'Unforgettable and compelling adventures' - Armadillo 'Great fantasy novel... will be a classic of the fantasy genre' - Cuckoo 'A fantastic novel... I loved this book... I can't wait for the next one! Whoo hoo!' -We Sat Down 'I was instantly drawn into this magical 'other' world' - Serendipity Reviews 'Such a great children's book, and I cannot wait for the next book to be released' - Goodreads ANNE PLICHOTA was born in Dijon, France, and after studying Chinese language and culture spent several years living and working in Korea and China. CENDRINE WOLF was born in the Alsace region of France. She studied sports, and went on to work with teenagers in deprived neighbourhoods. Cendrine and Anne have been friends for almost two decades and have always wanted to find a project to work on together (including plans to open an English delicatessen in eastern France!). They are glad they finally found one.