Theme: Knights and knighthood

Tales Of Don Quixote

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

Never one to lose faith in his conviction that he is a knight from the books of chivalry, Don Quixote is up off his sickbed and back upon his faithful steed, Rocinante.  At his side, the long suffering squire, Sancho Panza, endures the rigors of his station, as his master sets out to right wrongs, defend [...]

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Digory The Dragon Slayer

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

Digory, a gentle boy who likes to spend time alone in the forest and make up songs to sing, accidentally becomes a knight and reluctantly sets off to rescue damsels in distress, slay dragons, and marry a princess.

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Green Jasper

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 22, 2007

Having returned to a politically unstable England after the Crusades, brothers Will and Gavin–with the help of the red horse Hosanna–attempt to rescue their friend Ellie who is being held prisoner by an enemy of King Richard I.

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Wind Tamer

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

Archie learns on his tenth birthday that he is about to inherit the family curse of cowardice unless he fights the powerful hurricane that will take his bravery.

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Two Plays

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Offers readers two fantastical plays, including the tale of a young girl who, upset and confused over the death of her father, conjures up a Wild Boy from magic spells and finally finds a friend who understands her pain and loss.

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Bring Me The Head Of Oliver Plunkett

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When the head of Saint Oliver Plunkett is stolen from Drogheda Cathedral, Eddie and his gang use their wits to search for the relic while trying to outsmart the town’s most notorious criminal.

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The Promise

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A promise made by her parents before she was born sends ten-year-old Princess Rania to the desert continent of Roshan to learn mastery of the wind and rain from the old woman known as the Sandwriter. Sequel to ‘Sandwriter.’

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