Agnieszka loves her valley home in a quiet village. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep the Wood's dark forces at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his assistance: Every ten years, one young woman must be handed over to serve him without question.
The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka knows - everyone knows - that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn't, and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her.
But when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he will choose.

Really enjoyed this story with what appears to be Eastern European roots and almost legends from the past woven together with magic and the threat of a dark, corrupt, thinking type of Wood foe.

Agnieszka is a wonderful heroine caught up in a situation she doesn't understand at first and then discovering the power in her magic.

A back-cover comment from Ursula K. Le Guin - 'The magic in Uprooted is so vividly believable that it almost seems you could work the spells.'

At the Brisbane BC meetup or on the bookshelf at the Coffee Club.

picked up at the bookcrossing meetup

I am taking this along to the next Brisbane Bookcrossing meetup. If not picked up I will leave somewhere.