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<p><b>a Thrilling And Original Adventure From The Bestselling Author Of The Bartimaeus Trilogy.<br></b><br>halli Sveinsson Has Grown Up A Peaceful Society Where The Violence Of The Past Has Been Outlawed And Disputes Are Settled By The Council. But Young Halli Has Never Quite Seemed To Fit In With The Others And When A Practical Joke Goes Too Far, He Sets In Motion A Chain Of Events That Will Forever Alter His Destiny. Part Hero S Saga And Part Coming-of-age, Heroes Of The Valley Is A Surprising Look At What Bravery Really Means.<br><br><b>praise For Jonathan Stroud:<br></b> Stroud Is A Masterful Storyteller, Balancing Touching Sentiment With Humor,<br>explosive Action Scenes With Philosophical Musings On Human Nature. <br> <i>the Horn Book, </i>starred Review<br><br><br><i>from The Compact Disc Edition.</i></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p><p>witty And Cinematic Storytelling Propels Stroud's Engrossing Novel, Set In A Medieval World That Recalls Norse Epics-no Gods, But Plenty Of Heroes To Go Around. Twelve Houses Control Sections Of A Valley. Halli Sveinsson-at 15, The Youngest Child Of The Rulers Of The House Of Svein-goes Against Tradition When He Sets Out To Avenge The Death Of His Murdered Uncle, And His Actions Result In Warfare Among Houses For The First Time In Generations. Halli, A Cumbersome Stump Of A Boy, Is A Quick-witted, Appealing Underdog And Troublemaker (leif Needs No Sabotage From Me, He Quips. If He Manages Two Sentences Without Tripping Over His Trailing Knuckles He Will Have Exceeded My Expectations). Smart, Funny Dialogue And Prose, Revealing Passages About The Exploits Of The Hero Svein, Bouts Of Action And A Touch Of Romance Briskly Move The Story Along. Offering More Than Just A Grand Adventure (which The Tale Certainly Is), Stroud (the Bartimaeus Trilogy) Explores The Consequences Behind Legend-worthy Acts Of Glory And The Power And Peril Of Blind Faith And Hero-worship. Ages 10-up. <i>(jan.)</i></p>copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.</p>
Heroes-of-the-valley Jonathan Stroud and David Thorn
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<p><b>a Thrilling And Original Adventure From The Bestselling Author Of The Bartimaeus Trilogy.<br></b><br>halli Sveinsson Has Grown Up A Peaceful Society Where The Violence Of The Past Has Been Outlawed And Disputes Are Settled By The Council. But Young Halli Has Never Quite Seemed To Fit In With The Others And When A Practical Joke Goes Too Far, He Sets In Motion A Chain Of Events That Will Forever Alter His Destiny. Part Hero S Saga And Part Coming-of-age, Heroes Of The Valley Is A Surprising Look At What Bravery Really Means.<br><br><b>praise For Jonathan Stroud:<br></b> Stroud Is A Masterful Storyteller, Balancing Touching Sentiment With Humor,<br>explosive Action Scenes With Philosophical Musings On Human Nature. <br> <i>the Horn Book, </i>starred Review<br><br><br><i>from The Compact Disc Edition.</i></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p><p>witty And Cinematic Storytelling Propels Stroud's Engrossing Novel, Set In A Medieval World That Recalls Norse Epics-no Gods, But Plenty Of Heroes To Go Around. Twelve Houses Control Sections Of A Valley. Halli Sveinsson-at 15, The Youngest Child Of The Rulers Of The House Of Svein-goes Against Tradition When He Sets Out To Avenge The Death Of His Murdered Uncle, And His Actions Result In Warfare Among Houses For The First Time In Generations. Halli, A Cumbersome Stump Of A Boy, Is A Quick-witted, Appealing Underdog And Troublemaker (leif Needs No Sabotage From Me, He Quips. If He Manages Two Sentences Without Tripping Over His Trailing Knuckles He Will Have Exceeded My Expectations). Smart, Funny Dialogue And Prose, Revealing Passages About The Exploits Of The Hero Svein, Bouts Of Action And A Touch Of Romance Briskly Move The Story Along. Offering More Than Just A Grand Adventure (which The Tale Certainly Is), Stroud (the Bartimaeus Trilogy) Explores The Consequences Behind Legend-worthy Acts Of Glory And The Power And Peril Of Blind Faith And Hero-worship. Ages 10-up. <i>(jan.)</i></p>copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.</p>