No one has escaped from Demidova in over three hundred years, and if Valor is to succeed she will need all of her strength, courage and love. For her sister was sent there too, and Valor embarks on an epic plan to break her out from the inside. Her parents are outcasts from the royal court, her sister is banished for theft of a national treasure, and now Valor has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Demidova, a prison built from stone and ice.īut that’s exactly where she wants to be. Valor is under arrest for the attempted murder of the crown prince. Prisoner of Ice and Snow was published by Bloomsbury Children’s Fiction on 7th September 2017 and is available for purchase here and on Amazon. Prisoner of Ice and Snow by Ruth Lauren is a middle grade book and I would like to thank Faye Rogers for asking me to be part of the launch celebrations. I really miss my days of reading KS3 fiction and writing resources for it for a big publishing house so it’s always lovely when I can return to books aimed at children. Netgalley Advocate Netgalley General Data Protection Regulations Lyrics for the Loved Ones by Anne Goodwin.Mature Characters: A Guest Post by Allie Cresswell, Author of The Widow’s Weeds.Set once again in the icy and dangerous queendom of Demidova, Ruth Lauren sweeps readers on another unforgettable adventure alongside an equally unforgettable heroine. Relying on her own instincts - and some allies she can't quite trust - Valor must navigate twisting city streets, bustling docks, and hidden passages to foil Anastasia' nefarious plot before it's too late. and tearing her newly reunited family apart.

If Valor can't restore the rightful ruler, she risks getting sent back to prison. So when the queen, desperate to find her daughter, asks Valor and Sasha to track Anastasia down, they don't hesitate to accept the perilous assignment.īut just as the girls team up with old friends to embark on the search, the queen vanishes without a trace.

But the girl responsible for her imprisonment, Princess Anastasia, has gone missing, and Valor still longs for justice. One month has passed since Valor broke her twin sister Sasha out of jail. The second book in this fresh, thrilling middle-grade fantasy series that's Percy Jackson meets Frozen.