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Merlin
By Yolen, Jane
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15200-814-7
- Publisher
- San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1997
Gr 4-8 Merlin echoes the tone and rhythms of Passager (1996) and Hobby (1996, both Harcourt), brief novels with medieval yet timeless settings, written in stark but poetic language that will challenge some readers. It begins when Merlin is 12 and alone in the forest. Escaping from a pack of wild dogs, he is rescued by the wodewose, the wild folk of the woods, and taken to their tent village. But the wild folk are reluctant to take in the boy until they learn that he is a dreamer. Then h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
