by
Wendy Altshuler
Wendy Altshuler
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GENRE: YA Fantasy
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BLURB:
In Nadia's Heart, Part One, amnesiac Nadia knew that something was wrong, so she went in
search of her missing heart. What she encountered has only brought more
questions: about her origins and her ties to the people of the Land of Silence.
She learned that her heart was indeed removed, and that her memory was erased
by an evil Voice. But why? Now Nadia and her glowing-eyed companion,
Georgeonus, must help recover the stolen hearts of the children of the Land of
Silence. In Part Two, they will do battle against the evil Voice and travel to
frightening places. They receive help from a powerful Witch and Wizard, and
Nadia gets her heart back—but it's not at all what she expected. Can they
rescue the stolen children's hearts in time?
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EXCERPT
From
Chapter III: Fighting Back:
They
headed for the road, away from the castle tumbling toward them, hoping the
mountain itself would hold until they could get to the bottom. But what awaited
them at the bottom was a sheet of ice, and it too could crack and send them
down into the frigid deep.
She
had never driven a sleigh nor a team of dogs before. The pure instinct of
survival now taught her. As they rounded the rough road, more slippery now as
they gathered speed, their path looked grim. Giant chunks of the castle came
descending down, hitting the mountain’s jagged sides and causing avalanches of
huge falling debris. The children screamed, and Nadia wanted to do the same and
take refuge closer in toward the mountain, but there was nothing that would
shelter them. She kept focused on the dogs in front of her, thinking only of
getting to the bottom. Cascading from above came another rock, and the children
held onto the sleighs, terrified. Nadia tried to turn the sleigh toward the
mountain to avoid it. They swerved dangerously around the edge of the road.
Something
also descended from the sky. It was a black figure, but Nadia could not even
think about another potential threat as the second sleigh bore down upon them,
rushing behind her. They swerved back to a straight course, barely missing the
rolling boulder which crashed onto the road.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Wendy Altshuler is a
writer-producer who explores myth in new media. She writes fantasy novels and
creates works in stop motion animation.
Her credits include award-winning screenwriting and WGA-accredited
representation. With a degree in psychology and a Master of Arts from Columbia
University, Altshuler documented the work of international choreographers and
wrote and produced regional programming. Her short plays have been performed at
Boston Playwrights' Theatre, at regional schools and most recently, Puppet
Showplace Theatre. Altshuler's young adult book series has been hailed as
"emotionally moving, uplifting and wholesome," and "spirited and
haunting. . .with much symbolism and beauty."
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