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The Owl Service

by Alan Garner

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ISBN13: 9780152056186
ISBN10: 0152056181
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Something is scratching around in the attic above Alison's room. Yet the only thing up there is a stack of grimy old plates. Alison and her stepbrother, Roger, discover that the flowery patterns on the plates, when traced onto paper, can be fitted together to create owls--owls that disappear when no one is watching. With each vanished owl, strange events begin to happen . As the kids uncover the mystery of the owl service, they become trapped within a local legend, playing out roles in a tragic love story that has repeated itself for generations . . . and has always ended in disaster.

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The Carnegie Medal-winning classic about a most unusual dinner service and the ancient, deadly magic it holds.

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The Carnegie Medal-winning classic about a most unusual dinner service and the ancient, deadly magic it holds.


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ALAN GARNER is the award-winning author of Elidor, The Owl Service, and The Stone Book Quartet. He lives in Cheshire, England.

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crowyhead, August 29, 2006 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is a pretty odd little book; I really enjoyed it, but the very end left me a little confused. It would probably appeal to those who liked The Dark Is Rising, since it taps into a lot of Welsh mythology and such, but it's a much more subtle and psychological story. I'm going to have to check out Alan Garner's other books.
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ISBN:
9780152056186
Author:
Garner, Alan
Publisher:
Odyssey Classics
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Family - Siblings
Subject:
Wales
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Space and time
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General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Children s-Adventure Stories
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Trade Paper
Series:
Odyssey Classics
Publication Date:
20060331
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TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 7 to 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Cover illustration by Greg Call
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
7.63 x 5.13 in 0.44 lb
Age Level:
from 12
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