Publisher Description
A twist of fate. A newfound friend. A place to finally call home. Ever since her mother’s death, Una has suffered through years of loneliness in the royal palace, where girls are treated as an afterthought. She yearns for a different life but is unsure how to make anyone notice her. Then her father announces a special contest: whoever finds the rare silva flower can present it to Una for her twelfth birthday and receive a reward. Frustrated by her father’s grand but empty gesture, Una decides to take her fate into her own hands. Julien, a young pauper, has tried his whole life to make something of nothing, alongside his hardworking Baba. When Baba is unjustly arrested, Julien’s only hope to save his father is to win the palace contest—to find the elusive silva flower. Little does he know that Una has decided to embark on a journey to find the prize as well. As Una and Julien search for the flower, their destinies intertwine and offer a reward greater than anything either could have ever hoped for: the feeling of belonging.
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“The writing is enchanting, blending the culture, customs, and history of an imagined world with the simple tale of a father’s love…A wonderful addition to a fantasy collection. Perfect for students who enjoy multicultural, timeless adventure stories.”
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School Library Journal
About Ginger Johnson
Ginger Johnson is the author of two fantasy novels for young adults, The Splintered Light and The Other Side of Luck. She earned her MFA degree in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
About the Narrators
Soneela Nankani is an award-winning narrator with over three hundred titles in many different genres including Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, and Nonfiction. She has garnered sixteen Earphones Awards, nominations for Audie and SOVAS awards, and was recently awarded AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Honor. Her audiobooks have been featured in Best Audiobooks lists by AudioFile magazine and the Washington Post, among others. In her spare time, she loves to read (yes, really), learn languages, try new recipes, and travel. She lives in the DC area with her husband and two mischievous daughters.
Eddie Lopez, a northern California native, earned his BFA in theater from the California Institute of the Arts. He has worked professionally in Los Angeles as an actor and is currently with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He began recording audiobooks for family road trips at the age of eight on his home cassette deck.