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Zusatztext Praise for the Wingfeather Saga “I love all the adventure and the wild inventiveness and! most of all! the heart in Andrew’s books. He is a poet and a master storyteller. I want to read anything he writes.” —Sally Lloyd-Jones! New York Times best-selling author of children’s books “An experience your family will never forget. I can’t recommend these books highly enough!” —Sarah Mackenzie! author of The Read-Aloud Family and founder and host of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast “The Wingfeather Saga is witty! imaginative! and full of heart. Highly recommended for middle-grade readers who’ve run out of Narnia novels and are searching for their next great series.” —Anne Bogel! creator of the Modern Mrs. Darcy blog and host of the What Should I Read Next? podcast “A wildly imaginative! wonderfully irreverent epic that shines with wit and wisdom—and features excellent instructions on how to cope with thwaps! Fangs! and the occasional toothy cow.” —Allan Heinberg! writer and coexecutive producer of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and cocreator of Marvel Comics’ Young Avengers “Immensely clever!” —Phil Vischer! creator of VeggieTales Informationen zum Autor Andrew Peterson is critically acclaimed in the music industry! and his lyrics and songwriting are compared by reviewers to James Taylor! Marc Cohn! and the late Rich Mullins. He’s married to Jamie; they have two sons! Aedan and Jesse! and one daughter! Skye. Klappentext First they found themselves On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Now they must make their way North! Or Be Eaten . . . Janner! Tink! and Leeli Igiby thought they were normal children with normal lives and a normal past. But now they know they're really the Lost Jewels of Anniera! heirs to a legendary kingdom across the sea! and suddenly everyone wants to kill them. In order to survive! the Igibys must flee to the safety of the Ice Prairies! where the lizardlike Fangs of Dang cannot follow. First! however! they have to escape the monsters of Glipwood Forest! the thieving Stranders of the East Ben! and the dreaded Fork Factory. But even more dangerous are the jealousies and bitterness that threaten to tear them apart. Janner and his siblings must learn the hard way that the love of a family is more important than anything else. Full of characters rich in heart! smarts! and courage! North! Or Be Eaten is a tale children of all ages will cherish! families can read aloud! and readers' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning. Chapter 1 The Lone Fendril “Toooothy cow!” bellowed Podo as he whacked a stick against the nearest glipwood tree. The old pirate’s eyes blazed, and he stood at the base of the tree like a ship’s captain at the mast. “Toothy cow! Quick! Into the tree house!” Not far away, an arrow whizzed through some hanging moss and thudded into a plank of wood decorated with a charcoal drawing of a snarling Fang. The arrow protruded from the Fang’s mouth, the shaft still vibrating from the impact. Tink lowered his bow, squinted to see if he had hit the target, and completely ignored his grandfather. “Tooooothy—oy! That’s a fine shot, lad—Cow!” Podo whacked the tree as Nia hurried up the rope ladder that led to the trapdoor in the floor of Peet the Sock Man’s tree house. A sock-covered hand reached down and pulled Nia up through the opening. “Thank you, Artham,” she said, still holding his hand. She looked him in the eye and raised her chin, waiting for him to answer. Peet the Sock Man, whose real name was Artham P. Wingfeather, looked back at her and gulped. One of his eyes twitched. He looked like he wanted to flee, as he always did when she called him by his first name, but Nia didn’t let go of h...
