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Reviewed on May 1, 2004
Gr 5-9 Kurtz has created an elaborate fantasy world filled with danger, beauty, and conflict. The story's underlying adventure focuses on Moralin, who has been secretly trained in the art of combat by her grandfather, Old Tamlin. Moralin is one of the highborn Delagua people who live securely in a walled city. Her need for friendship makes her join three other girls on a forbidden journey beyond the city walls on the eve of their entry into temple service, a transition into womanhoo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More