MidwinterBlood
By: Marcus Sedgwick
Sedgwick, M. (2013). Midwinterblood. New York: Roaring Brook Press.
2014 Winner if the Printz Award
Note: This award is given to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Summary: This is a complex interwoven tale of a man and woman who are connected deeply. The story begins in 2073 when a journalist, Eric Seven goes to the island of Blessed. Here he meets Merle, a woman he is sure he has met before. The island is beautiful but strange. No one ages and there are no children. As you work your way through the story you are working backwards. You see Eric and Merle unite as mother and son, artist and friend, lovers, and even siblings. You are eventually taken all the way back to the 10th century. All the tales are inter weaved with the present Eric and Merle, who are destined to be together and die together for the seventh time.
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