Reviewed in the United States on Octo. With Firegold, Dia Calhoun has established herself as a writer of great promise. Set in a world like, but then not like, our own, Firegold is at once a coming of age story and an immsensely satisfying parable/5(20). · Firegold (Hardcover) Published May 1st by Winslow Press. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Dia Calhoun, Hervé Blondon (Illustrator) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language. Dia Calhoun Biographies (1) Dia Calhoun. 2, words, approx. 9 pages. Novelist Dia Calhoun has produced two award-winning titles for teens, Firegold and Aria of the Sea, novels that explore fantastic realms but which are grounded in the universal issues facing adolescen Read more.
FIREGOLD. by Dia Calhoun. Age Range: 13 - 15 This is Calhoun's first YA novel, and although it is overlong, with balky patches, she neatly joins the psychological and adventurous aspects of a boy's journey to adulthood with its more enigmatic side. (Fiction. ). Dia Calhoun 2, words, approx. 9 pages Novelist Dia Calhoun has produced two award-winning titles for teens, Firegold and Aria of the Sea, novels that explore fantastic realms but which are grounded in the universal issues facing adolescen. Firegold by Dia Calhoun belongs to an ever-increasing tradition of what I have begun to call "fantasy without magic". The novels often have the basic elements of fantasy - alien lands, elaborate belief systems, and coming of age. However, they don't have any overt magic.
The author, Dia Calhoun, was able to create a beautiful fantasy world with a culturally rich valley and mountains that are home to secrets in this novel. This book also addresses how people often choose to consider themselves superior to other groups and demonize them while still stayi Firegold is an amazing fantasy novel that follows the life of Jonathan as he struggles to come to terms with his heritage. Dia Calhoun. Home. Books. Gallery of Books. After the River the Sun. Aria of the Sea. Avielle of Rhia. Eva of the Farm. Firegold. The Magic Cup. The Phoenix Dance. About Firegold. One morning, while Jonathon Brae is fishing by the river, he spots a girl who looks different from anyone he has ever seen in the Valley. She carries a bow and arrows, has golden stripes in her red hair, and strangest of all, has blue eyes.
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