The Beatryce Prophecy

A #1 New York Times bestseller From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall comes a fantastical meditation on fate,loveand the power of words to spell the world. We shall allin the endbe led to where we belong. We shall allin the endfind our way home. In a time of wara mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girlBeatrycecurled in a stallwracked with fevercoated in dirt and bloodand holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to healthhe uncovers her dangerous secretone that imperils them allΓÇöfor the king of the land seeks just such a girland Brother Edikwho penned the prophecy himselfknows why. And so it is that a girl with a head full of storiesΓÇöpowerful tales-within-the-tale of queens and kingsmermaids and wolvesΓÇöventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of one who wishes her dead. But Beatryce knows thatshould she lose her waythose who love herΓÇöa wild-eyed monka man who had once been kinga boy with a terrible swordand a goat with a head as hard as stoneΓÇöwill never give up searching for herand to know this is to know everything. With its timeless themesunforgettable castand magical medieval settingKate DiCamilloΓÇÖs lyrical talepaired with resonant black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackallis a true collaboration between masters.