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Nancy
Springer
I AM MORDRED
“Springer reworks Arthuriana to craft
an original tale resonant with archetypal
themes of love, loss, betrayal and reconciliation.”
—Publishers WeeklyH
Rec: PWH, SLJ
4 1/4 x 7 1/8 192 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11841-6 $6.99
I AM MORGAN LE FAY
“The equally suspenseful follow-up to
Springer’s I Am Mordred again reinterprets
Arthurian legend through the
eyes of an archetypal villain, this time
sorceress Morgan le Fay…Some parts of
the story may be challenging to those
unfamiliar with Camelot, but for fans of
The Sword in the Stone and other Round
Table retellings, Morgan’s side of the
story will prove engrossing and thoughtprovoking.”
—Publishers Weekly
Rec: BL, PW, SLJ
4 1/4 x 7 1/8 240 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11974-1 $5.99
LIONCLAW
A Tale of Rowan Hood
“This sequel to Rowan Hood focuses on
Rowan’s good friend, Lionel, Lord Lionclaw’s
cowardly, seven-foot son, who has
been banished from home because he
prefers playing his lute to being trained
as a warrior. In this book, Lionel tries to
make peace with his father after Dad is
captured by Robin Hood—only to have
his vicious, tyrannical parent declare a
bounty on his head…sure to be popular
with adventure enthusiasts.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ, V
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 128 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240053-1 $5.99
OUTLAW PRINCESS
OF SHERWOOD
A Tale of Rowan Hood
“In this third installment…the past of
another of Rowan’s outlaws rears its ugly
head. The runaway princess Ettarde finds
herself baited into a renewed battle of
wills with her father, King Solon, who
has placed a cage deep in the woods and
locked the queen inside. Knowing he
means to lure her to her mother’s aid,
then push her into a dreaded marriage,
Etty concocts a plot that forces her father
to deal with her on her own terms.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, KY, SLJ, V
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 128 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240304-4 $5.99
ROWAN HOOD
Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest
“When her mother is murdered for being
a woodwife (a healer), 13-year-old
Rosemary has nowhere to turn except to
the father she’s never met—the outlaw
Robin Hood. Disguising herself as a boy,
Rowan, she begins a perilous journey to
Sherwood Forest…This tale is a charmer,
filled with exciting action, plenty of
humor, engaging characters, and a nice
fantasy twist, as Rowan learns to use the
gifts she got from her mother and their
kin, the aelfe, the ageless ones in the forest—and
in so doing discovers her destiny
and the place where she belongs.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 192 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11972-7 $5.99
ROWAN HOOD RETURNS
The Final Chapter
“As 15-year-old Rowan faces not only
physical dangers, but also the detrimental
effects of revenge seeking, she approaches
adulthood and an awareness of how
best to use her powers. Springer weaves
enough of the previous stories in for
readers new to the series to follow the
action, but this final volume is best read
as the satisfying conclusion to the saga.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 176 pp. 2002
978-0-14-240685-4 $5.99
WILD BOY
A Tale of Rowan Hood
“Rook, another member of the band of
Sherwood Forest outlaws…faces more
than one kind of demon and deals with
a dark internal struggle. Orphaned when
one of the Sheriff of Nottingham’s man
traps kills his father, the young man
carries bitterness and hatred within and
compares himself to the wild wolves
that roam free and answer to no one,
though he can’t quite bring himself to
separate from Rowan’s band…The rich,
descriptive language and the humor will
engage…Springer masterfully develops
Rook’s character and makes him someone
with whom readers will empathize.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, SLJ, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240395-2 $5.99
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