T. A. Barron, Author . Philomel $14.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-399-23457-6
Barron's (The Lost Years of Merlin) unevenly paced fantasy centers on nine-year-old Anna, who lives with a crotchety old man in a cottage near the forest. In answer to her repeated inquiries about her past, her guardian, Master Mellwyn, tells...
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T. A. Barron, Author . Philomel $19.99 (434p) ISBN 978-0-399-23763-8
Barron's (The Lost Year's of Merlin
) new entry in his Arthurian mythos explores the legend of Avalon, "the Great Tree [that] stands as a bridge between Earth and heaven, mortal and immortal." The opening scene lays out the novel'
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T. A. Barron, Author Philomel Books $20.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-399-21899-6
When an untouched forest of ancient redwoods is discovered on Native American holy grounds in the Oregon wilderness, a band of unemployed loggers sees only an opportunity to earn a living, not thinking of either the ecological or the spiritual...
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T. A. Barron, Author Philomel Books $19.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-399-22689-2
Blending Arthurian legend and modern oceanography, Barron's (Heartlight; The Ancient One) lively tale boasts finely developed characters as well as fast-moving adventure. Thirteen-year-old Kate Gordon is assisting her father, an English-history...
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T. A. Barron, Author Philomel Books $19.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-399-23018-9
In this coming-of-age fantasy, Barron (The Merlin Effect) investigates what he perceives as the mystery of the great enchanter's little-mentioned childhood and adolescence. Merlin himself narrates, at first in realistic mode as a child called Emrys...
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T. A. Barron, Author Philomel Books $19.99 (306p) ISBN 978-0-399-23019-6
Picking up where The Merlin Effect left off, this patchy tale opens when young Merlin is summoned by the Great Council of Fincayra to heal their wounded land. The boy decides instead to follow his own wishes, with disastrous consequences: a deadly...
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T. A. Barron, Author Ace Books $7.99 (284p) ISBN 978-0-441-00668-7
""Readers may find this attempt to create a biography for Merlin less of an organic novel than a showcase for the author's deft recycling of Welsh myth,"" said PW. Ages 9-12. (Oct.)
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T. A. Barron, Author Philomel Books $18.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-399-22180-4
Barron's debut novel is a splendid action-adventure science fantasy filled with deep, resonant emotional and spiritual undertones. When evil powers attack the sun, Kate's grandfather, a famous astrophysicist, embarks on a galaxy-spanning quest to...
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T.A. Barron. Philomel, $17.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-399-25757-5
From its improbable opening chase scene to its sneering, two-dimensional villains (both elements reminiscent of Disney’s Aladdin), this tale from the bestselling author of the Merlin Saga is a lightweight though occasionally gruesome romp. Set in...
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T. A. Barron, Author, Robert Coles, Preface by Philomel Books $15.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-399-23860-4
A year after the tragedy of September 11, a second wave of titles arrives to inspire and comfort youngsters (see Children's Forecasts, July 29 for additional titles). The Hero's Trail: A Guide for a Heroic Life by T.A. Barron profiles people who
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T. A. Barron, Author, Ted Lewin, Illustrator , illus. by Ted Lewin. Philomel $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23704-1
Barron (The Lost Years of Merlin
) spins a moment of Colorado history into a dramatic and inspirational picture book about a girl's efforts to scale that state's Longs Peak in 1905. As the book opens, eight-year-old Harriet Peters (whose...
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T. A. Barron, Author, Patricia Lee Gauch, Editor, Chris K. Soentpiet, Illustrator Philomel Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23037-0
Barron's (The Lost Years of Merlin) debut picture book, which the flap copy describes as autobiographical, offers a humanist response to death and grieving. On the day that Grandpa dies, a boy listens as his sister, brother and parents share...
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T. A. Barron, Author, Chris K. Soentpiet, Illustrator , illus. by Chris K. Soentpiet. Picture Puffin $6.99 (,
$6.99 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-698-11904-8
$6.99 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-698-11904-8
PW
called this humanist response to death and grieving "a useful springboard for dialogue between bereaved adults and children. The watercolor tableaux amplify both the natural theater of the majestic mountain setting and the human drama of...
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T. A. Barron, Author, William Low, Illustrator , illus. by William Low. Philomel $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-24263-2
Ably balancing fact and legend, Barron (the Great Tree of Avalon trilogy) sets this dramatic, crisply told tale on Easter Island centuries ago. Pico’s mother expresses alarm at the ominous clouds above, observing that they are “just like
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