East

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Pattou, Edith.

East/by Edith Pattou.

p. cm.

Summary: A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back

of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment.

[1. Fairy tales. 2. Bears—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ8.P2815Eas 2003

[Fic]—dc21 2003002338

ISBN 978-0-15-204563-0

ISBN 978-0-15-205221-8 pb

Text set in Fournier

Designed by Cathy Riggs

Printed in the United States of America

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