Juniper

Also known as A Year and a Day.

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award nominee for Childrens Literature 2005.

Though Juniper enjoys the easy life of a medieval princess, she chooses to learn about herbs, healing, and the magic within nature from her strange and difficult godmother. As her training comes to an end, Juniper discovers that her power-hungry aunt is using black magic to seize the throne. Juniper must use her as-yet-untested powers to stop her – before the kingdom is destroyed!