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East

East
Edith Pattou

East is a 2003 novel by the author Edith Pattou. It is an adaptation of an old Norwegian folk tale entitled "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" and is an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. The novel is written in a style similar to that of Brian Jacques, including the use of a change in point of view in each chapter.

“East of the sun and west of the moon.”

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“The joy I feel is immense; it burns inside me as though I have swallowed a piece of the sun.”

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“And telling a story, I suppose, is like winding a skein of spun yarn- you sometimes lose track of the beginning.”

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