Flora Fyrdraaca wants nothing more than to be a ranger, and for that she must master the magickaland dangerouslanguage of Gramatica. But before she can find the ideal teacher, her aspirations are put to the test. Would a true ranger be intimidated by a tentacle that reaches for her from the depths of a toilet? Be daunted by her best friends transformation into a notorious outlaw, thanks to a pair of sparkly stolen boots? Be cowed by the revelation that only she can rescue the city of Califa from the violent earthquakes that threaten its survival? ??????????? Never. Saving her city and her best friend are the least a Girl of Spirit can doyet what Flora doesnt expect are the life-altering revelations she learns about her family and herself.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.

There are 511 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Houghton Mifflin .

Ysabeau S. Wilce is the author of Flora Segunda, Flora's Dare, and Flora's Fury, and she has also published work in Asimov's Science Fiction and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the Tiptree Award, and Flora's Dare won the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. Trained as a military historian, she claims to have turned to fiction when the truth no longer compared favorably to the shining lies of her imagination. She lives in San Francisco with her family. Visit her website at www. yswilce. com.