Joanna Ruth Meyer
Joanna Ruth Meyer is the author of "Beneath the Haunting Sea," "Beyond the Shadowed Earth" and the critically-acclaimed "Echo North," which received starred reviews from both Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly and is a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2020 Nominee. She lives with her dear husband and son in Arizona where it never rains (or at least not often enough for her!). When she's not writing, she can be found teaching piano lessons, drinking copious amounts of tea, reading thick books and dreaming of winter.
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Books:
Beyond the Shadowed Earth
Children / Teens
Page Street Kids
January 2020
ISBN 9781624148200
400 pages
$17.99, NYP
Buy nowIt has always been Eda’s dream to become empress, no matter the cost. Haunted by her ambition and selfishness, she’s convinced that the only way to achieve her goal is to barter with the gods.
But all requests come with a price and Eda bargains away the soul of her best friend in exchange for the crown. Years later, her hold on the empire begins to crumble and her best friend unexpectedly grows sick and dies. Gnawed by guilt and betrayal, Eda embarks on a harrowing journey to confront the very god who gave her the kingdom in the first place. However, she soon discovers that he’s trapped at the center of an otherworldly labyrinth and that her bargain with him is more complex than she ever could have imagined. Set in the same universe as Joanna’s debut, Beneath the Haunting Sea, Beyond the Shadowed Earth combines her incredible world building and lush prose with a new, villainous lead. More/less
Echo North
Children / Teens
Page Street Kids
January 2020
ISBN 9781624149207
400 pages
$10.99, NYP
Buy now"Epic and engrossing. Magic pulsates through every page.” —Kirkus, starred review ".
..a compelling, satisfying romantic adventure with metafictional undertones.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “A marvelous, enchanting tale about the power of love and stories.” —Rosamund Hodge, New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Beauty "...beautifully written retelling..." - School Library Journal Echo Alkaev’s safe and carefully structured world falls apart when her father leaves for the city and mysteriously disappears. Believing he is lost forever, Echo is shocked to find him half-frozen in the winter forest six months later, guarded by a strange talking wolf—the same creature who attacked her as a child. The wolf presents Echo with an ultimatum: if she lives with him for one year, he will ensure her father makes it home safely. But there is more to the wolf than Echo realizes. In his enchanted house beneath a mountain, each room must be sewn together to keep the home from unraveling, and something new and dark and strange lies behind every door. When centuries-old secrets unfold, Echo discovers a magical library full of books- turned-mirrors, and a young man named Hal who is trapped inside of them. As the year ticks by, the rooms begin to disappear and Echo must solve the mystery of the wolf’s enchantment before her time is up otherwise Echo, the wolf, and Hal will be lost forever. More/less
