A String in the Harp
The three Morgan children accompany their recently widowed professor father to Wales, where their worsening family life is transformed by twelve-year-old Peter's discovery of the harp-tuning key of Taliesin, the legendary sixteenth-century Welsh bard. Reprint. Newbery Honor Book. AB. H.
The three Morgan children accompany their recently widowed professor father to Wales, where their worsening family life is transformed by twelve-year-old Peter's discovery of the harp-tuning key of Taliesin, the legendary sixteenth-century Welsh bard. Reprint. Newbery Honor Book. AB. H.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780689804458 (0689804458)
Publish date: March 1st 1996
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Ahh, I had SO much fun reading this book! It was like a long vacation in Susan Cooper's Wales.So, I got this one at a garage sale because it was a Newberry Honor book. It's high Welsh fantasy in the vein of Susan Cooper's The Grey King and Silver on the Tree (two of my favorite favorites) and deals ...
I was a bit reluctant to read this book after reading some of the comments I saw on this website. However, I found this book to be very enjoyable, and portrayed a realistic family that is healing from a tragic loss. I enjoyed Peter's tale the most, since I found this character the most appealing. ...
Although this book as a fantasy/time travel element, the real story is about how we make a new place home and how we adjust to change and loss. Three siblings and their father move from the US to Wales after the death of the mother. None of them are too happy about having left their friends and fami...
I loved this book and found myself bitterly regretting not having read it when I was 12. It is the perfect book for the 12-year-old me, but it was also pretty great for the 44-year-old me. Bond weaves her version of Taliesin the Bard's story with the story of 3 modern kids trying to come to grips wi...
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