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Η κοιλάδα του πράσινου κρυστάλλου

Name: Η κοιλάδα του πράσινου κρυστάλλου
Rating: 4.40 (48 reviews)
Author: Χρύσα Αναστασίου

Χρύσα Αναστασίου

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Η δεκαεξάχρονη Isabel Castleton ζει σε έναν κόσμο που βρίθει παράξενων κατασκευών και μαγείας. Ορφανή από μητέρα λόγω της ματαιοδοξίας του παππού της –και ξακουστού μηχανικού– Charles, μελετάει για να περάσει στην Ακαδημία των Μηχανικών.

Καθώς το όνειρό της γίνεται πραγματικότητα, αρχίζει να μαθαίνει περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τη ζωή του Charles. Καταλήγει να ονειρεύεται να ακολουθήσει τα χνάρια του στην εύρεση ενός μαγικού κρυστάλλου με απίστευτες δυνάμεις.

Η Isabel βρίσκεται μπροστά σε ένα καίριο δίλημμα. Θα συνεχίσει την ήρεμη ζωή που τόσο κόπιασε να αποκτήσει ή θα ακολουθήσει μια διαφορετική πορεία στην προσπάθειά της να αλλάξει το παρελθόν;

Με τη βοήθεια δυο καλών της φίλων, της Μάγισσας Nora και του Μηχανικού Daniel, θα βάλει τα δυνατά της ώστε να φέρει ξανά τον κόσμο της σε ισορροπία. «Η Κοιλάδα του πράσινου κρυστάλλου» είναι μια περιπέτεια φαντασίας γεμάτη αερόπλοια και μαγικά πλάσματα. Θα κάνει η Isabel το πρώτο βήμα για τη διάσωση του κόσμου της, παρά τα συναισθήματα απληστίας και εγωισμού που θα συναντήσει στο δρόμο της; Δεν έχετε παρά να την ακολουθήσετε στις αναζητήσεις της!

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