The Missing Barbegazi

‘Never, ever, ever trust humans!‘ Gawion has been warned about their dangers. Will he put his faith in Tessa, who offers berries, and says that she can help him and his family find Maeg? What choice does he have?

Gawion is a barbegazi. Few people have seen one of his kind, and fewer believe in their existence. Yet Tessa’s Opa, rescued as a child by barbegazi when caught in an avalanche, knew differently. Tessa believes. Despite the mockery of her friends and frustration of her family, she searches for barbegazi for Opa’s sake. Maybe it will cheer Oma, with her broken heart.

Who else is searching for barbegazi? What are his motives? What has he to do with ‘The Missing Barbegazi’? 

H.S. Norup has imagined and created a glorious story. We are compelled by Tessa’s search, share her fears and loneliness, and cheer her determination. The tender family relationships, mirrored in Tessa’s and Gawion’s settings, are beautifully realised. The alternate narration by either character sets the reader into each of their heads, as they make their discoveries, learn their truths, try, risk, fail, and rather as with Tessa’s skiing, get up again. I am so happy to recommend ‘The Missing Barbegazi‘ to our readers. It is a really warm and satisfying story.