Snow
coming January 21, 2025Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | PRH
In this beautiful and haunting fantasy, an imprisoned princess needs the help of a girl from the modern world to undo a wish gone wrong and save her snowy kingdom.
Every day, a lonely princess digs through the snow in search of a way to undo the terrible wish she made—one that has left her with an empty kingdom and a heart full of guilt. But one day, a mysterious girl named Ela tumbles through the kingdom’s protective mist barrier. The princess is determined to bring Ela to her father, the harsh king, as proof that her wish can be undone, even if it means keeping Ela against her will. Meanwhile, Ela, who has grown up a regular kid in what she thought was a regular Indian American family, is shocked to discover she’s stumbled upon the very snow princess whose picture graces the cover of the locked book that Ela’s mom won’t let her read. In this elegant fantasy, author Meera Trehan conjures a story of loneliness, family secrets, science, and remarkable snow as two girls from different worlds come together to set things right—and maybe even become friends.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
Praise for Snow
“Snow is a smart modern fairy tale with a powerful and complex princess at the center. Trehan brilliantly creates a beautiful fantasy world chock-full of mystery, adventure, humor, and a delicious depth layered into the characters and their connections. You won’t be able to stop reading!”
— Veera Hiranandani, author of the Newbery Honor Book The Night Diary
“I loved being lost in the world of Snow, a captivating fairy tale that feels both cozily familiar and deliciously new. An enchanting read.”
— Anne Ursu, author of Not Quite a Ghost
“Meera Trehan’s Snow is captivating. It’s beautiful and intriguing and will linger in my mind for a long time.”
— John Schu, New York Times best-selling author of Louder Than Hunger
“Trehan weaves in themes of loneliness, belonging, forgiveness, and power. . . Poignantly beautiful.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Readers who appreciate strong worldbuilding will likely be impressed with how vivid and complete Mistmir feels.”
— The Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books
“Trehan utilizes a quiet, dreamlike tone, lending to the retold fairy tale ambiance of the novel as the kingdom’s tragic history unfolds in flashbacks and tales from Ela’s storybook. Past and present and magic and science blend together in an introspective manner that assists in the gradual peeling back of this story’s many layers to reveal its secrets.”
— Publishers Weekly