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      The King's Shadow

      by Elizabeth Alder
      Published
      Aug 1995
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
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      259
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      Evyn, a young Welsh serf, has dreamed all his life of becoming a storyteller. But in a cruel twist of fate, Evyn and his father suffer a brutal attack by a group of murderous ruffians. Evyn's tongue is cut off and his father is killed. Here, Evyn chronicles his journey which culminates at the Battle of Hastings. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and recipient of the IRA Children's Book Award in the older reader category.

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      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Historical

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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      Aug 1997 Laurel Leaf ISBN13 9780440220114 ISBN10 0440220114
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      Jun 1995 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374341824 ISBN10 0374341826
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      Jul 1997 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780613023023 ISBN10 0613023021
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      Jul 1997 Perfection Learning ISBN13 9780780771215 ISBN10 0780771214
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      Aug 1997 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780606110006 ISBN10 0606110003
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