The Present
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sky, as absolutes. Of course, after a separation of four years, she
looks forward to seeing her grandmother again, and makes a gift for her,
a clay spindle. When Grandmother does not know who she is or what her
gift is for, Saffronβs world is shattered. What good is a circle of clay
now? How can anything ever make sense again?
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Nancy Springer has published forty novels for adults, young adults and children. In a career beginning shortly after she graduated from Gettysburg College in 1970, Springer wrote for ten years in the imaginary realms of mythological fantasy, then ventured on contemporary fantasy, magical realism, and womenβs fiction before turning her attention to childrenβs literature.
Her novels and stories for middle-grade and young adults range from contemporary realism, mystery/crime, and fantasy to her critically acclaimed novels based on the Arthurian mythos, I Am Mordred: A Tale of Camelot and I Am Morgan Le Fay. Springerβs childrenβs books have won her two Edgar Allan Poe awards, a Carolyn W. Field award, various Childrenβs Choice honors and numerous ALA Best Book listings.
Her most recent series include the Tales of Rowan Hood, featuring Robin Hoodβs daughter, and the Enola Holmes mysteries, starring the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes.Β
