Book of a Thousand Days is a 2007 young adult fantasy novel by Shannon Hale. It is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Maid Maleen. Dashti, a mucker from steppes of the Eight …

Sep 1, 2007 · With Shannon Hale's lyrical language, this little-known classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm is reimagined and reset on the central Asian steppes; it is a completely unique retelling filled with adventure and romance, drama and disguise. 306 pages, Hardcover. First published September 1, 2007. 428 people are currently reading.

Sep 1, 2009 · When Lady Saren refuses to marry a man she fears, she and her maid, Dashti, are locked in a tower with just a tiny flap open to the outside world. As food runs low and the weather changes from broiling hot to unbearably cold, it is all Dashti can do to make them comfortable in their dark prison.

Shannon Hale’s Book of a Thousand Days (2007) has all the elements of a classic, young adult fantasy novel: a genuine, relatable hero, mythical creatures, evil villains, and a (slightly) forbidden romance.

When Lady Saren refuses to marry a man she fears, she and her maid, Dashti, are locked in a tower with just a tiny flap open to the outside world. As food runs low and the weather changes from broiling hot to unbearably cold, it is all Dashti can …

What follows is the Dashti's telling (via a diary with brush-and-ink illustrations) of her entombment with Saren, and their adventures there after, from the terror of Lord Khasar to Dashti's healing mucker songs, to Khan Tegus, the nice, funny and out of reach ruler who may hold the keys to the girls' freedom. Overall, I really enjoyed this book.

Oct 1, 2007 · In alternating first-person narratives, Day and June experience coming-of-age adventures in the midst of spying, theft and daredevil combat. Their voices are distinct and richly drawn, from Day’s self-deprecating affection for others to June's Holmesian attention to detail.

Book of 1000 Days — Hale, Shannon — After being imprisoned in a tower, a princess and her serving maid at last escape to find a changed world and danger at every turn.

Oct 10, 2017 · From New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale comes a Brothers Grimm fairy tale retelling about mistaken identity and love gone awry. When Lady Saren refuses to marry a man she fears, she and her maid, Dashti, are locked in a tower with just a tiny flap open to the outside world.

Oct 20, 2020 · 305 pages : 21 cm Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids Young Adult Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.3 A Junior Library Guild selection Accelerated Reader MG+ 5.3 ...