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Author:

Walsh, Pat, 1954-

Title:

The Crowfield curse / Pat Walsh.

Publisher:

Chicken House,

Copyright Date:

2011, c2010

Description:

326 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Magic--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Monasteries--Juvenile fiction.
Blessing and cursing--Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain--History--14th century--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Secrets--Fiction.
Monasteries--Fiction.
Blessing and cursing--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--14th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Monasteries--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--1154-1399, Plantagenets--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

In 1347, when fourteen-year-old orphan William Paynel, an impoverished servant at Crowfield Abbey, goes into the forest to gather wood and finds a magical creature caught in a trap, he discovers he has the ability to see fays and becomes embroiled in a strange mystery involving Old Magic, a bitter feud, and ancient secrets.

Indexed by:

Wilson's Children, September 2011
Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011
School Library Journal starred, September 2010
Kirkus Starred, September 2010
Booklist, October 2010
Horn Book, May 2011
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2010
Wilson's Children
Wilson's Junior High School
School Library Journal starred

ISBN:

0329910779
9780329910778 (Follett bdg.)
0545231035
9780545231039 (pbk.)

Locations:

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)