“That year, when the trees burned the fire of late summer into their leaves and the ground mist was a ghost of the river, long and wet and cold, the aunt looked from her windows to the walls around her and imagined another winter inside them. She began to see the world as a bird sees bars, and she scratched her arms beneath her sleeves.”
Quote by Shannon Hale
Book:The Goose Girl
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The Goose Girl
In this fantasy novel, a princess is forced to disguise herself as a goose girl after a series of events leads to her being framed for a crime. The story follows her journey as she navigates the dangers of a new world and seeks to reclaim her true identity. more
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