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The Land of the Silver Apples

Author: Nancy Farmer   Series: Sea of Trolls Trilogy (Hardcover)

In this long-awaited sequel to "The Sea of Trolls," National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author Farmer continues the story of Jack, a bard-in-training in 790 A.D. Britain. When he learns that his sister Lucy has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake, Jack must brave his worst nightmares.

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In this long-awaited sequel to "The Sea of Trolls," National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author Farmer continues the story of Jack, a bard-in-training in 790 A.D. Britain. When he learns that his sister Lucy has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake, Jack must brave his worst nightmares.

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THE CHILDREN FROM "THE SEA OF TROLLS" BRAVE THEIR WORST NIGHTMARES — UNDERGROUND.

Jack is amazed to have caused an earthquake. He is thirteen, after all, and only a bard-in-training. But his sister, Lucy, has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake; stolen a second time in her young life, as he learns to his terror. Caught between belief in the old gods and Christianity (790 AD, Britain), Jack calls upon his ash wood staff to subdue a passel of unruly monks, and, for his daring, ends up in a knucker hole. It is unforgettable — for the boy and for readers — as are the magical reappearance of the berserker Thorgil from a burial by moss; new characters Pega, a slave girl from Jack's village, and the eager-to-marry-her Bugaboo (a hobgoblin king); kelpies; yarthkins; and elves (not the enchanted sprites one would expect but the fallen angels of legend). Rarely does a sequel enlarge so brilliantly the world of the first story. Look for the conclusion in "The Islands of the Blessed" in 2009.

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Awards

Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2008
Commended for Cybils (Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr) 2007

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Critic Reviews

“"Jack, Pega, and Thorgil prove strong and capable in ways they themselves never suspected, and readers will look forward to the final installment."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review”

"Jack, Pega, and Thorgil prove strong and capable in ways they themselves never suspected, and readers will look forward to the final installment." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

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About the Author

Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor Books: "The Ear the Eye and the Arm; A Girl Named Disaster;" and "The House of the Scorpion, " which, in 2002, also won the National Book Award. Other books include "Do You Know Me, The Warm Place, " and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border, and now lives with her family in Menlo Park, California.

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THE CHILDREN FROMTHE SEA OF TROLLS BRAVE THEIR WORST NIGHTMARES -- UNDERGROUND. Jack is amazed to have caused an earthquake. He is thirteen, after all, andonly a bard-in-training. But his sister, Lucy, has been stolen by the Ladyof the Lake; stolen a second time in her young life, as he learns to histerror. Caught between belief in the old gods and Christianity (790 AD,Britain), Jack calls upon his ash wood staff to subdue a passel of unrulymonks, and, for his daring, ends up in a knucker hole. It is unforgettable-- for the boy and for readers -- as are the magical reappearance of theberserker Thorgil from a burial by moss; new characters Pega, a slave girlfrom Jack's village, and the eager-to-marry-her Bugaboo (a hobgoblin king);kelpies; yarthkins; and elves (not the enchanted sprites one would expectbut the fallen angels of legend). Rarely does a sequel enlarge sobrilliantly the world of the first story. Look for the conclusion inTheIslands of the Blessedin 2009.

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Product Details

Publisher
Atheneum Books | Atheneum
Published
31st August 2007
Pages
512
ISBN
9781416907350

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