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Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

Tess of the Road

Rachel Hartman

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · January 4, 2022

From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a tour de force and an exquisite feminist fantasy.

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Who it’s for
A medieval fantasy about refusing the life others choose and searching for somewhere to belong.
Themes
Gender roles, Self-reliance, Redemption
Genres
YA Fantasy, YA Mythical Creature Stories, YA Adventure

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From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Seraphina comes a tour de force and an exquisite feminist fantasy. "Astonishing and perfect." --NPR In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons can be whomever they choose. Tess is. . . different. She speaks out of turn, has wild ideas, and can't seem to keep out of trouble. Then Tess goes too far. So Tess's family decide the only path for her is a nunnery.

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But on the day she is to join the nuns, Tess chooses a different path for herself. She cuts her hair, pulls on her boots, and sets out on a journey. She's not running away, she's running towards something. What that something is, she doesn't know. Tess just sees the open road as a map to somewhere else--a life where she might belong. Returning to the spellbinding world of the Southlands she created in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling novel Seraphina, Rachel Hartman explores self-reliance and redemption in this wholly original fantasy.

Choosing the Road

A medieval fantasy about refusing the life others choose and searching for somewhere to belong.

Come here for

  • A young woman making her own way beyond expectations
  • Self-reliance and redemption in a world where dragons choose who to be

Expect

  • An open-road journey toward an uncertain sense of belonging
  • A heroine whose wild ideas keep her out of trouble

Where it sits

YA Mythical Creature Stories66%
YA Fantasy58%
YA Adventure40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • YA Fantasy
  • Medieval YA
Authors
Rachel Hartman
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
January 4, 2022
Format
Paperback
Theme
Gender roles · Self-reliance · Redemption
Reading lane
YA Adventure