Texas Cooking by Lisa Wingate
All her life, Anna's mother and Old Marta have groomed her to join the ranks of the Viszudar: a diplomatic corps of women who work to preserve the unity of the four kingdoms that arose from the rubble of a once-perfect world. But is ability destiny? When her call to formal training finally comes, Anna is torn between a simpler and safer future or the uncertainty and danger of serving her Dovarsha, the female ruler of her kingdom.
As Anna struggles through her own dilemma, an ominous threat surfaces in the distance. Historically, the unique characteristics of the four kingdoms both benefitted and balanced each other, enabling a long--though sometimes fragile--peace to exist among them. But when a dramatic innovation in the Kishtar Kingdom tips the balance ever so slightly, Anna's father unintentionally breathes new life into an ancient evil. As the power of the evil grows, Anna and her fellow trainees find themselves caught in situations much more complex than they've ever faced. Though many can see Anna's ability, she doubts whether she is up to the task. Now, trained but untested, Anna realizes she must face this oldest of adversaries alone. Prepare to enter an entirely new and unique world of kingdoms royal advisors with extraordinary abilities, an ancient yet unrelenting the young woman who finds herself in the midst of it all. In a vivid evokes Middle Earth or Narnia, this powerful allegory teaches the value of courage, heritage, generosity, and innovation, while countering the prevailing messages in Young Adult fiction that glorify evil, victimhood, and rebellion.Lisa Wingate is the author of thirty New York Times bestseller novels. The Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, the Oklahoma Book Award, the Utah Library Award, the Carol Award, the Christy Award, and the RT Booklovers Reviewer's Choice Award are just a few of the prizes she's won or been nominated for. Before We Were Yours, her most recent work, received the 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451411020 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451411021 |
| Title | Texas Cooking |
| Author | Lisa Wingate |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Onyx Books |
| Year published | 2003-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 311 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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