Spirit of the Mountain - Davidow, Shelley
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"A fine, strong, delicate story of a girl in mortal danger, who is saved because she brings herself to ask help from powers she does not understand. Emily lives in South Africa, but the voice in her diary is utterly recognizable half the world away-funny and agonizingly true." -Ursula K. LeGuin, author of The Earthsea Cycle "Sometimes you find secrets where you least expect them. But what can a baby know, or an old man on a mountain? Can Emily learn to listen in time? Shelley Davidow's Spirit of the Mountain will take you on a journey you won't forget." -Bette Lunch Husted, author of Above the…mehr

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"A fine, strong, delicate story of a girl in mortal danger, who is saved because she brings herself to ask help from powers she does not understand. Emily lives in South Africa, but the voice in her diary is utterly recognizable half the world away-funny and agonizingly true." -Ursula K. LeGuin, author of The Earthsea Cycle "Sometimes you find secrets where you least expect them. But what can a baby know, or an old man on a mountain? Can Emily learn to listen in time? Shelley Davidow's Spirit of the Mountain will take you on a journey you won't forget." -Bette Lunch Husted, author of Above the Clearwater The hot South-African summer is getting to Emily. She escapes to her Uncle Tim's farm where she meets green-eyed Joey and can relax. But Emily has an eating disorder, and each day she slips further away from those around her. Only Anna can help her-Anna the healer, the herbalist, who possesses the wisdom of ancient customs and traditions. Anna offers Emily knowledge of a world she could scarcely imagine.
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Shelley Davidow is originally from South Africa. She has lived in South Africa, Zimbabwe, England, Germany, Qatar, and the United States, and has worked as, among many things, a waitress, researcher, teacher, lecturer, and mother, more or less in that order. She was nominated for the first Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa in 2002 and is the author of numerous books for children and young adults, including The Eye of the Moon (2007), and coauthor of Water for Monique: Hop, Step, Jump (2001). Shelley lives in Australia.