Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
Enter the fantasy world known as the kingdom of Polnya, and
the life of Agnieszka, a teenage girl whose world gets turned upside down when
she is chosen at an annual ceremony at which a young teenager is chosen to live
with ‘the Dragon’. Naomi Novik’s Uprooted is a fun and engaging young-adult
book whose purpose is to bring you into a world of wonder, surprise, friendship,
and suspense. We are first surprised
that young Agnieszka is the Dragon’s choice as opposed to Kasia, the beautiful
best friend of Agnieszka. The Dragon is
allowed to choose a teenage girl as a reward for serving as the protector of
the land for the King. While Agnieszka
is initially an unexpected choice, we later learn why: she has secret powers
she didn’t know she had – but the dragon did!
When the Dragon is called away to rescue the land from evil powers, Agnieszka
is called home (to help Kasia) and realizes she has special powers that can help
save townspeople. During the escapade,
she almost dies and is rescued by the Dragon, who is not happy with her for leaving
the tower. Later, her friend Kasia is
captured and brought into the forest where she is permanently stuck into the
wood. Again, Agnieszka and the Dragon
are needed to remove the evil spirits within her and attempt to extricate the
evil spirits. The last and major fight
for Agnieszka, the Dragon, and Kasia involves the King’s son, Marek, who wants
to find his mother who has been trapped in the evil woods for years. The ensuing journey has a great deal of
surprises for Agnieszka and the Kingdom of Polnya. A fun read that keeps you interested through the
end. Friendship always seems to rue the
day in this classic young-adult book.
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