Oksa Pollock Explained

Oksa Pollock
Books:	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]
Pub Date:	2007 - current^[2]
Media Type:	Print

The Oksa Pollock is a series of seven 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. 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]}

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)
7. Promises of tomorrows (Fr: 2019 ; En: ????)

Film adaptation

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: articulars Anne Plichota, Cendrine Wolf. Der Spiegel. 29 March 2013.
2. Web site: De l'autoédition aux gros tirages, l'étonnante saga d'Oksa Pollock. Le Point. 29 March 2013.
3. Web site: Even girls can spell school class designed "100 poems for the picking". Saarbrücker Zeitung. 29 March 2013.
4. Web site: Un conte de fées pour auteures. https://archive.today/20130410025930/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/livres/nouvelles/2010/07/22/14794551-qmi.html. usurped. April 10, 2013. Canoe. 29 March 2013.
5. Web site: Harry Potter's French sister. Badische Zeitung. 29 March 2013.
6. Web site: Anne Plichota y Cendrine Wolf: "Oksa Pollock' es muy pillina, como 'Pippi Calzaslargas". La Gaceta. 29 March 2013.
7. Web site: Fans van verhalen over Oksa Pollock helpen auteurs aan uitgever. 18 March 2010 . De Standaard. 29 March 2013.
8. Web site: INTERVIEW - "Les ingrédients du fantastique". Le Point. 29 March 2013.
9. News: Oksa Pollock: The Last Hope by Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf - review. Guardian. 29 March 2013. London. 7 November 2011.
10. Web site: Fantastic magic. https://archive.today/20130410031748/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/livres/nouvelles/2010/07/22/14795046-qmi.html. usurped. April 10, 2013. Canoe. 29 March 2013.