Nutmeg Book Award
1999 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
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KING OF THE NIGHT
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owls name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path...until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight...
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owls name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path...until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight...
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Book 3
Awards
California Young Reader Medal
1998 · Intermediate · Nominee
Land of Enchantment Book Award
1998 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
Sasquatch Award
1998 · Children/Young Adult · Nominee
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
1996 · Fiction & Poetry · Winner
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