Juniper
Monica Furlong
Paperback
(BORZOI SPRINTERS, Jan. 1, 1992)
Can she save her Father's Kingdom from an evil sorceress? (the riveting prequel to "Wise Child"). The only child of King Mark of Sornwall, Juniper should be content with a life of luxury and ease. But something, she's not sure what, compels her to study with her godmother, Euny, a harsh but wise woman who teaches the girl about spells, herbs, and the healing arts. It's not until she returns home a year later that Juniper discovers the true purpose of her unusual education. Meroot, her power-mad aunt, is using black magic in an effort to usurp the throne. She's laid a terrible curse on the countryside that has killed the crops and young livestock. Worse, she has threatened the life of Juniper's as-yet-unborn brother - the future king of Cornwall. Only Juniper, untried though she is in the ways of white magic, can stop her!