Bravely / Maggie Stiefvater.

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Title:

Bravely / Maggie Stiefvater.

Author:

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981- author.

ISBN:

9781368071345

Edition:

First Hardcover Edition.

Physical Description:

xii, 367 pages ; 24 cm.

Abstract:

Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family--jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets-- and her peaceful kingdom. But she's frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge - maybe even, someday, love. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach, an uncanny supernatural being tasked with rooting out rot and stagnation, who appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent to demolish the realm - and everyone within. Only the intervention of the Cailleach, an ancient entity of creation, gives Merida a shred of hope: convince her family to change within the year - or suffer the eternal consequences. Under the watchful eyes of the gods, Merida leads a series of epic journeys to kingdoms near and far in an attempt to inspire revolution within her family. But in her efforts to save those she loves from ruin, has Merida lost sight of the Clan member grown most stagnant of all - herself?

Title Subject:

Brave (Motion picture) -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Scotland -- Juvenile fiction.

Scotland -- Fiction.

Écosse -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.

Écosse -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Scotland. (OCoLC)fst01206715

Genre:

Young adult fiction.

Fictional Work

Action and adventure fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921574

Fantasy fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726607

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637

Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742

Paranormal fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921727

Young adult works. (OCoLC)fst01726790

Fantasy fiction.

Paranormal fiction.

Action and adventure fiction.

Novels.

Romans.

Added Uniform Title:

Based on (work): Brave (Motion picture)

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What if you had one year to save everything you loved?

ONE PRINCESS. Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family--jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets-- and her peaceful kingdom. But she's frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge - maybe even, someday, love.

TWO GODS. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach, an uncanny supernatural being tasked with rooting out rot and stagnation, who appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent to demolish the realm - and everyone within. Only the intervention of the Cailleach, an ancient entity of creation, gives Merida a shred of hope: convince her family to change within the year - or suffer the eternal consequences.

THREE VOYAGES. Under the watchful eyes of the gods, Merida leads a series of epic journeys to kingdoms near and far in an attempt to inspire revolution within her family. But in her efforts to save those she loves from ruin, has Merida lost sight of the Clan member grown most stagnant of all - herself?

FOUR SEASONS TO SAVE DUNBROCH - OR SEE IT DESTROYED, FOREVER.

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

Disney adaptations are familiar, but this title marks a new gambit: a novel sequel that accepts the source movie, Brave, as canon. Merida, now nearly 20, has negotiated a truce with her mother (they never talk about betrothals or marriage) and traveled the kingdom learning new things. But little has changed otherwise: The triplets are still a force of chaos, Merida prefers archery to embroidery, the kingdom is at peace, and magic is at rest. That is, until Feradach, the god who brings ruin in order to make room for growth, threatens to destroy everything Merida loves unless she can change her family enough to end their stagnation. This is still clearly a fairy-tale world, but Stiefvater's understanding of medieval history (briefly detailed in the author's note) grounds it, as does the very believable nature of Merida's conflict: Saving what she loves means transforming it beyond what she knows. The episodic structure as Merida takes on three journeys, each with different family members, moves more slowly than the movie, but the depth of characterization--as shown in Feradach and Queen Elinor in particular--is nuanced and noteworthy. Readers who spent their childhoods watching Merida engage with magic will readily fall under her spell again as she negotiates the hardest challenge of all: growing up. All characters are assumed White. A different kind of fairy tale, for older and wiser readers. (Historical fantasy. 12-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Two gods--Feradach, a deity of stagnation, and the Cailleach, a goddess of creation---argue over how to keep the balance between destruction and new life as Princess Merida of DunBroch, headstrong and now 20, somewhat accidentally steps in. The gods give her one year to prove her family can change for the better instead of leaving things ignored, unfinished, and unresolved. To do so, Merida visits three different kingdoms to learn their ways of life. Each kingdom is different, wholly unlike the DunBroch she loves, and Merida begins to wonder if she might enjoy the bargain she's made. As changes begin to take hold, Merida shows her strength, courage, and cunning, and she may just be able to save her home and her family through sheer determination. Tackling a character many modern teens will remember first from childhood (the 2012 Pixar movie Brave) is no mean feat, but Stiefvater's clear dedication to Scottish history and myth give this stand-alone everything it needs to succeed. Expect fans of Stiefvater's Raven Cycle and of reimagined Disney to devour this.