On his deathbed King Tyran divides his land between his twin children, first-born Ursula, a werebear, and Albrecht; but Albrecht wants it all and makes war on his sister, killing her people and the werebeasts, becoming a tyrant to his own kingdom--but their family history is far more complicated and mysterious than he knows, and Ursula has powerful allies in the living forest that surrounds their lands, including her aunt Esme who has been in hiding for years

Ages 14 and up

Grades 10-12

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Decoding demand: 97 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 85 (very high) Structure demand: 87 (very high)