Full name: Clovermead: In the Shadow of the Bear

Author: David Randall Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fantasy, Young adult, Adventure Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781416907152 9780689866395 1416907157 0689866399

Twelve-year-old Clovermead Wickward's head is filled with stories of adventure. She dreams about the thrill of a sword fight and the excitement of heroic quests. The last thing Clovermead expects is for those dreams to come true. But it seems her father, Waxmelt, is not who she has believed hi to be. As she becomes aware of strange new powers within her, Clovermead realizes that her father is harboring secrest that threaten to tear their small family apart.At the same time, the good nuns of Lady Moon are waging war again the evil bear-priests of Lord Ursus. Suddenly Clovermead and Waxmelt find themselves thrust into the middle of an epic battle. Clovermead comes to understand that the clash between good and evil is raging not only on the battlefield but also within herself. Will she succumb to the temptation of evil, in the shadow of the bear, or will she fight for the salvation of good? Similar books: Fox and Phoenix by Beth Bernobich The Enchanter Heir by Cinda Williams Chima A School for Sorcery by E. Rose Sabin The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen The Singing by Alison Croggon Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer The Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder The Iron Trial by Holly Black The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson Magic of Thieves by C. Greenwood The Bronze Key by Holly Black The Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake Blue Fire by Janice Hardy The Princess of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan Memories of Ash by Intisar Khanani