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Winterfrost
- By Michelle Houts
- Age Range: 8 – 12 years
- Grade Level: 3 – 7
- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick (September 9, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0763665657
- ISBN-13: 978-0763665654
- SRP $16.99
Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina’s parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina’s family neglects to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family and their livestock. No one besides her grandfather ever believed the nisse were real, so what harm could there be in forgetting this silly custom? But when baby Pia disappears during a nap, the magic of the nisse makes itself known. To find her sister and set things right, Bettina must venture into the miniature world of these usually helpful, but sometimes mischievous folk.
This book is a young adult book about a magical creature called a nisse. There is a Danish Christmas tradition that you should leave rice pudding out for a nisse so they will protect your family and farm. When Bettina’s family forgets to leave rice pudding out her little sister goes missing. And so the journey of getting her sister back begins. This is a very good book about family and tradition and it would be a great read for the holidays.
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Age recommendations and reading skill goes hand in hand. Sounds like an interesting book for the right reader.