Oksa Pollock






































Oksa Pollock

L'InespéréePollockBook1.jpg
French cover for L'Inespérée


L'Inespérée
La forêt des égarés
Le coeur des deux mondes
Les liens maudits
Le règne des félons
La dernière étoile

Author
Anne Plichota, Cendrine Wolf
Country France, Germany, United Kingdom
Language French, German, English, Swedish
Genre Children's fiction, fantasy
Publisher XO Editions (France),
Oetinger (Germany),
Pushkin Press (UK)[1]
Published 2007 - current[2]
Media type Print

The Oksa Pollock is a series of six fantasy children's novels written by French authors Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf.[3] Plichota and Wolf initially tried to publish the series through Éditions Gallimard in 2007,[4] but were rejected.[5] The authors then self-published the series until 2010, when the books were picked up by XO Editions.[5] Of the central character of Oksa Pollock, the authors have stated that they named her after a Ukrainian aunt of Plichota's named Oksana.[6]


The series has been published in multiple languages, including Hebrew,
French, German, and English.[4][7]




Contents






  • 1 Synopsis


  • 2 Bibliography


  • 3 Film adaptation


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Synopsis


The series follows Oksa Pollock, a young girl that has just moved to London with her family. She lives the life of an average thirteen-year-old girl, dreaming of being a ninja while hanging out with her best friend Gus and complaining about her unpleasant and strange maths teacher. Oksa soon discovers that she has supernatural powers as well as a strange new mark on her stomach. Her grandmother Dragomira reveals that this is because she was previously a resident and princess of the land of Edefia and had to flee for her life from the dangerous group known as the Felons. Dragomira was the Gracious (was to be the next Queen and daughter of the older Gracious Malorone), and now Oksa has inherited her powers and is the "Last Hope". As the series progresses, Oksa must team together with the "Runaways", a group of Edefians fleeing the Felons, in order to fight against their evil leader Ocious.[8]



Bibliography




  1. The Last Hope (L'Inespérée) (Fr: 2007; En: 2013)[9]


  2. The Forest of Lost Souls (La forêt des égarés) (Fr: 2010; En: 2014)


  3. The Heart of Two Worlds (Le coeur des deux mondes) (Fr: 2011; En: 2015)


  4. Tainted Bonds (Les liens maudits) (Fr: 2012; En: 2016)


  5. Le règne des félons (2012)


  6. La dernière étoile (2013)



Film adaptation


Film rights to the series were purchased by SND/M6 Group, a shareholder of Summit Entertainment.[10]



References





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  2. ^ "De l'autoédition aux gros tirages, l'étonnante saga d'Oksa Pollock". Le Point. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  3. ^ "Even girls can spell school class designed "100 poems for the picking"". Saarbrücker Zeitung. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  4. ^ ab "Un conte de fées pour auteures". Canoe. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  5. ^ ab "Harry Potter's French sister". Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  6. ^ "Anne Plichota y Cendrine Wolf: "Oksa Pollock' es muy pillina, como 'Pippi Calzaslargas"". La Gaceta. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  7. ^ "Fans van verhalen over Oksa Pollock helpen auteurs aan uitgever". De Standaard. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  8. ^ "INTERVIEW - "Les ingrédients du fantastique"". Le Point. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  9. ^ "Oksa Pollock: The Last Hope by Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf - review". London: Guardian. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


  10. ^ "Fantastic magic". Canoe. Retrieved 29 March 2013.




External links


  • Official website



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