Lloyd Alexander
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Chronicles of Prydain volume 1
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English
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In the first book of the chronicles of Prydain, Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper at Caer Dallben, searches for the oracular pig Hen Wen while the forces of evil gather.
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English
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Driven by his sense of "dharma, " or honor, young King Tamar sets off on a perilous journey, with a significance greater than he can imagine, during which he meets talking animals, villainous and noble kings, demons, and the love of his life.
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[1988]
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English
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In 1873 seventeen-year-old Vesper Holly and her guardians travel to an obscure European grand duchy, where their archenemy Dr. Helvitius is pursuing a lost art treasure and engineering the country's annexation by a neighboring kingdom.
14) Westmark
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English
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A boy fleeing from criminal charges falls in with a charlatan, his dwarf attendant, and an urchin girl, travels with them about the kingdom of Westmark, and ultimately arrives at the palace where the king is grieving over the loss of his daughter.
15) The Kestrel
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[1982]
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English
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With war in Westmark and the assumption of the throne by Mickle, all Theo's talents are needed, as well as those of his former companions.
16) The Arkadians
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English
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To escape the wrath of the king and his wicked soothsayers, an honest young man joins with a poet-turned-jackass and a young girl with mystical powers on a series of epic adventures.
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In 1876, on the eve of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, twenty-yearold Vesper Holly and her friends clash yet again with the archfiend Dr. Helvitius, whose evil schemes plunge them into danger in the wild Pennsylvania countryside.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Mallory notices there's something funny about an old oak tree, takes a closer look, and before she knows it, she's broken a magical spell. Arbican the wizard has been trapped in the oak for thousands of years, and his powers are gone. Will he get them back in time to save Mallory's village from greedy Squire Scrupner? Mallory's encounter with Arbican begins a chain of events that change the lives of the villagers dominated by the squire.
19) The rope trick
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Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Motivated by her quest to learn a legendary rope trick, the magician Princess Lidi and her troupe embark on a journey through Renaissance Italy that intertwines adventure, love, and mystery.