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'On Talisman Day in the Province of Arylia, all children receive powerful objects that change their lives forever. All children except for the Wintrish servant girl Penn, that is.
'Bound to the spoiled Princess Seraphine since birth, Penn has never known her true family. While she longs to return to her own Province of Midwinter and find them, she knows that all her future holds is a lifetime of loneliness.
'But a long-forgotten evil is stirring, and destinies are about to change …
'When the Princess is kidnapped, Penn is forced to run for her life to clear her own name. With the help of some unexpected friends and a dragon with a fear of unicorns, she faces deadly peril and formidable foes. But can one ordinary Wintrish girl save the day?
'Because without a Talisman, there’s no changing your fate – is there?' (Publication summary)
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Dedication:
For
Dashiell, Raleigh & Zoe,
who read it first,
because it was written for you
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Awards
- 2024 winner The DANZ Children's Book Award — Middle Grade
- 2023 shortlisted Readings Prizes — The Readings Children’s Book Prize
- 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- 2022 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Children's Division