Book description
SIBERIA is a state of mind. When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared
and she and her mama went to live in a prison camp in the snowy North,
in a time and place when there are no more wild animals. Mamas crime;
teaching science, and her dedication to the hope that the lost animal
species can be reborn. To Sloe, Mamas secret work is magic, as
enchanting as Mamas tales of a bright city across the ice where the sun
always shines and one day they will be free. Years later Sloe is sent to
prison school and Mama disappears. But her Mama has bequeathed Sloe six
tiny animals - like creatures from a fairy tale. These tiny, magical
creatures hold the secret to life itself. At 13, and with only the
Lindquists for company, Sloe sets off on an epic 1000 mile journey
embracing breathtaking adventure, danger and hardships in her quest to
be reunited with her mother. In a moving and totally absorbing novel,
Sloe evolves into a heroine equal to anything amidst this dazzling
combination of science, adventure, fantasy and fairy tale.
