The Wind Child by Gabriela Houston

Packed with a colourful Slavic cast of tempestuous gods and frightening monsters, The Wind Child is above all a story about friendship, and how far you would go and what you would sacrifice to avoid saying goodbye to someone you love. ?No human has ever returned from Navia,?the?Slavic afterlife.?But twelve-year-old Mara is not entirely human.?She is?the?granddaughter of Stribog,?the?god of winter?winds and she's determined to bring her beloved father back from?the?dead.?Though powerless, Mara and her best friend Torniv,?the?bear-shifter, set out on an epic journey to defy?the?gods and rescue her father. On?their epic journey?they will bargain with forest lords, free goddesses from enchantments, sail?the?stormy seas in a ship made of gold and dodge?the?cooking pot of?the?villainous Baba Latingorka. Little do?the?intrepid duo know of?the?terrible forces?they have set in motion, for?the?world is full of darkness and Mara will have to rely on her wits to survive.
Binding: Paperback / softback