Stork

by Delsol Wendy

Oh baby! A hip heroine discovers that she has the ability to decide who gets pregnant in this witty YA blend of romance and the supernatural from a debut author.

Sixteen-year-old Katla has just moved from Los Angeles to the sticks of Minnesota. As if it weren’t enough that her trendy fashion sense draws stares, she learns to her horror that she’s a member of an ancient order of women who decide to whom certain babies will be born. Add to that Wade, the arrogant football star whom Katla regrettably fooled around with, and Jack, a gorgeous farm boy who initially seems to hate her. Soon Katla is having freaky dreams about a crying infant and learns that, as children, she and Jack shared a near-fatal, possibly mystical experience. Can Katla survive this major life makeover and find a dress for the homecoming dance? Drawing from Norse mythology and inspired by The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, debut author Wendy Delsol conceives an irreverent, highly entertaining novel about embracing change and the (baby) bumps along the way.

• ISBN10: 0763656879
• ISBN13: 9780763656874
• Publish Date: 13 September 2011 (first published 12 October 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780763656874

Reviews

[Terri M. LeBlanc]

This novel follows many of the popular tropes in young adult novels today. A teenager doesn't fit into his/her surroundings and finds out he/she has a special gift or gifts. Said gifts set him/her apart from the rest, but the teenager is weirdly comfortable with the new norm and quickly falls in love. Bad things happen, people are out to get the special teenager and in the end everyone lives somewhat happily after, but wait there's a cliff hanger!

The unique aspect of this book was the use of Norse Mythology. It was the use of this bit of folklore that kept me reading and reading quickly. I do wish the author would have spent a bit more time explaining the mythology since it is not as well known as Greek and Roman mythology.

[Joni Reads]

A great paranormal read! Amidst all the vampire books out there this book is unique and easy to read. All the paranormal bits and pieces were perfectly intwined with the book and I was never once confused as I usually am when I read paranormal books.
Katla Leblanc has just moved from California to Minnesota with her mother after her parent’s divorce. She spends her time going to school and working in her grandfather’s general store. Then one night she sees the light on in the fabric shop across the street. An aspiring designer, Kat had been hoping to find the store open so she locks up the shop and walks across the street. When she walks in the store owner escorts her to the basement where she told she is the newest member of a centuries old group. At first Kat is doubtful but after a turn of events she is convinced of her membership to this group and learns to embrace it.
I found myself hoping for a sequel to this book. So often paranormal books have sequels and they get played out, but this one was truly interesting enough that I would love to read more about. There is no other book that I know about that features modern day storks and maybe it’s because I am a mother but I would love to read more about this. I will be on the lookout for sequels to this book but also for anything else from this author.