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The Naming

Alison Croggon

2005492 pagesabout 8–11 hours
2005
first published
  • 2005Candlewick Press · 492 pages · ENGISBN 9780763626396
  • 2006penguin
  • 2006Candlewick Press · 492 pages · ENGISBN 9780763631628
  • 2010Candlewick Press · ENGISBN 9780763652517
  • 2011Brilliance Audio
  • 2006Tandem Library · 528 pages · ENGISBN 9781417749393
  • 2008Paw Prints 2008-05-29 · 492 pagesISBN 9781435267275

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn’t yet know she has inherited a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the noble School of Pellinor and enables her to see the world as no other can. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true identity and extraordinary destiny unfold. Now, she and her mysterious teacher must embark on a treacherous, uncertain journey through a time and place where the forces of darkness wield an otherworldly terror.

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Character focusSingle lead

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFamily

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