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About the author
Nancy de Heer is a writer, ghostwriter, and editor. She comes from an artistic family and used to work with her parents at the children's theater agency Bliksemproducties. She organized talent shows and coached children on stage. She also sang in the band that later became the boy band The Shorts.
In 2006, her first children's book, Schoolpijn (School Pain), was published. It is a book about bullying at school. That year, it became the basis for lectures on bullying at primary schools. In 2009, Nancy set up the Stem voor Dieren (Voice for Animals) foundation with the aim of raising awareness among young people about the need for better animal welfare. Her children's book Valentijns Vreselijke Vakantie (Valentine's Terrible Holiday) was purchased by various sustainability organizations and presented in primary schools throughout the Netherlands. This was followed by the book Konijn Flip neemt de benen (Flip the Rabbit Takes Off) about petting zoos.
Nancy was born and raised in the beautiful city of Leiden
The Silver Forest
Nancy de Heer
The Silver Forest is an exciting story about a girl who is determined to prevent a beautiful, magical animal world from disappearing. The main character is 10-year-old Litin. Since her parents died in a car accident five years ago, she has been living with her grandfather Dits, who is an artist.
Book 1: Litin and the Silver Forest
Litin discovers that the old legend from her village of Ruse is true: deep in the forest lives a magical people of talking animals, led by Wom the owl. From her grandfather, she learns that these animals are in danger of dying because the municipality wants to cut down the village forest. Together with Gies and Loe, she devises a plan to stop the logging. Meanwhile, bully Sumbe is getting dangerously close to her secret. Can Litin stop the council and keep Sumbe at bay?
Book 2: Litin and the Dark Threat
The Silver Forest is in danger again. Moezan, the giant clawed raven, has kidnapped some crows, including the little brother of Flets, her friend from the magical forest. Litin and Loe travel through the troll forest, straight through the mosquito jungle, to the dark forest to rescue them. Meanwhile, Moezan discovers their plans and hunts them down with two dangerous henchmen. Can Litin stop his plan and save the crows? Will she manage to reunite Flets with his family?
Book 3: Litin and Kalista's Laboratory
Just when Litin thinks the danger has passed, Kalista the troll threatens to destroy the Silver Forest after all. Armed with her grandfather's mysterious painting, Litin travels to the Troll Forest. However, it is guarded by dangerous monster birds. Can she stop Kalista and her old enemy Sumbe before the poison destroys everything?
Trilogy
Children 8+
Genre: Adventure - Fairy-tale
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