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Informationen zum Autor Katherine Paterson served as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature 2010-2011. Her international fame rests not only on her widely acclaimed novels but also on her efforts to promote literacy in the United States and abroad. She is a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, and she has received many other accolades for her works, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, given by her home state of Vermont. Katherine Paterson was also named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. She lives in Barre, Vermont. John Paterson (1932-2013) collaborated with wife, Katherine, on Consider the Lilies Plants of the Bible, Images of God, and Blueberries for the Queen. Klappentext An ambitious Stone Age man demands a talisman that will harden his heart! allowing him to take control of his tribe. Against better judgment! the tribe's magic man creates the Flint Heart! but the cruelly of it causes the destruction of the tribe. Thousands of years later! the talisman reemerges to corrupt first a boy's father! an innocent fairy creature! and a familial badger. Can Charles and his sister Unity! who have consulted with fairies such as the mysterious Zagabog! wisest creature in the universe! find a way to rescue humans! fairies! and animals alike from the dark influence of the Flint Heart? This humorous! hearty! utterly delightful fairy tale is the sort for an entire family to savor together or an adventurous youngster to devour.
