320 pages · Released Sep 18, 2007 · Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Content report card
Book of a Thousand Days parent’s guide: what’s inside
High confidence
Language
None · 0/5
LGBTQ+ themes
None · 0/5
Substance use
None · 0/5
What it offers
A note for parents
This fantasy adventure follows two young women escaping imprisonment and finding independence through courage and loyalty. While the premise involves confinement and some peril, the story emphasizes resourcefulness, friendship, and personal agency rather than graphic danger. It's a thoughtful coming-of-age tale with fairy-tale roots, suitable for older middle-grade and teen readers.
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.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.
