Description |
330 pages ; 22 cm. |
Series |
Emblem Island ; book 1 |
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Aster, Alex.
Emblem Island ; 01.
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Audience |
Ages 8-14. Sourcebooks Young Readers. |
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Grades 4-6. Sourcebooks Young Readers. |
Summary |
After changing the fate he has known since birth, twelve-year-old Tor Luna, accompanied by his friends Engle and Melda, must visit the notorious Night Witch to break the curse he now faces. |
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"Twelve-year-old Tor Luna was born with a leadership emblem, but he hates his mark and is determined to choose a new path for himself. So, on the annual New Year's Eve celebration, Tor wishes to be rid of his emblem and given a different gift. The next morning, Tor wakes up to discover a new marking on his skin--the symbol of a curse that has shortened his lifeline, giving him a week before an untimely death. Theere is only one way to break the curse, and it requires a trip to the notorious Night Witch. With just his village's terrifying, ancient stories as a guide and his two friends, Engle and Melda, by his side, Tor must travel across the unpredictable Emblem Island, filled with wicked creatures he only knows through myths, in a race against his dwindling lifeline. This fast-paced series started is filled with fantastic adventure, incredible mythology, and an unforgettable trio of friends. |
Subject |
Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Blessing and cursing -- Juvenile fiction.
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Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Witches -- Juvenile fiction.
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Fate and fatalism -- Fiction.
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Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.
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Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.
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Witches -- Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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Blessing and cursing. (OCoLC)fst00834275
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Fate and fatalism. (OCoLC)fst00921813
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Quests (Expeditions) (OCoLC)fst01085708
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Witches. (OCoLC)fst01176346
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Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction.
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Fantasy fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726607
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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ISBN |
9781492697206 (hardcover) |
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1492697206 |
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