Arthur

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A HERO OF THE PAST. A HERO OF THE FUTURE. Thirteen-year-old Arthur de Caldicot lives on a manor, desperately waiting for the moment he can become a knight. One day his father's friend Merlin gives him a shining black stone - a seeing stone - that shows him visions of his namesake, King Arthur. The legendary dragons, battles, and swordplay that young Arthur witnesses seem a world away from his own life. And yet there is something definitely joining the Arthurs together. It will be Arthur de Caldicot's destiny to discover how his path is intertwined with a king's ... for the past is not the only thing the seeing stone can show. Winner, The GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE Shortlisted for the WHITBREAD AWARD AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK "X was spellbound." -Philip Pullman, author of The Amber Spyglass "The wonderfully complex characters are distinct and engaging, but most of all 1 fell in love with a big-eared boy in a rabbitskin cap who could see what might be the future, what might be the... Tovább

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A HERO OF THE PAST. A HERO OF THE FUTURE. Thirteen-year-old Arthur de Caldicot lives on a manor, desperately waiting for the moment he can become a knight. One day his father's friend Merlin gives him a shining black stone - a seeing stone - that shows him visions of his namesake, King Arthur. The legendary dragons, battles, and swordplay that young Arthur witnesses seem a world away from his own life. And yet there is something definitely joining the Arthurs together. It will be Arthur de Caldicot's destiny to discover how his path is intertwined with a king's ... for the past is not the only thing the seeing stone can show. Winner, The GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE Shortlisted for the WHITBREAD AWARD AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK "X was spellbound." -Philip Pullman, author of The Amber Spyglass "The wonderfully complex characters are distinct and engaging, but most of all 1 fell in love with a big-eared boy in a rabbitskin cap who could see what might be the future, what might be the past, or what might be both, in a shining stone." -Karen Cushman, author of Catherine, Called Birdy "Many will revel in Crossley-Holiand's portrait of the period and the humorous observations conveyed ... A clever, ethical and passionate hero will have readers itching for the sequel." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "An outstanding novel... the book brings alive the world of the Middle Ages." - USA Today Vissza