The Crowfield Curse
*"A wondrous mystery." --Kirkus, starred review*"Suspenseful and spooky...with an edgy battle between good and evil." --School Library Journal, starred reviewIf the deepest secret has been spoken, can the deadliest curse be broken?Sent into the forest to gather firewood for the medieval abbey...
show more
*"A wondrous mystery." --Kirkus, starred review*"Suspenseful and spooky...with an edgy battle between good and evil." --School Library Journal, starred reviewIf the deepest secret has been spoken, can the deadliest curse be broken?Sent into the forest to gather firewood for the medieval abbey where he's an apprentice, Will hears a cry for help, and comes upon a creature no bigger than a cat. Trapped and wounded, it's a hobgoblin, who confesses a horrible secret: Something is buried deep in the snow, just beyond the graveyard. A mythical being, doomed by an ancient curse...What does this mystery have to do with the cryptic brotherhood of monks Will serves? What does it have to do with the boy himself? When two cloaked figures darken the church's doorway and start demanding answers, Will is drawn into a dangerous world of Old Magic.*Includes a timetable of daily life in the abbey, a glossary of monastic terms, and a sneak peek at the chilling sequel THE CROWFIELD DEMON!New York Public Library "100 Best Books for Reading and Sharing"A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International BookShortlisted for the Branford Boase Award
show less
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780545229227 (0545229227)
Publish date: September 1st 2010
Publisher: Chicken House
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Series: Crowfield Abbey (#1)
Walsh builds up this magical medieval world very well; I could feel the cold in my bones as I read. The story has a good dose of dark creeping horror, too, and is meaty enough to stand on its own even though it's the first in a trilogy, I think. Although life is hard at the monastery, the monks are ...
Serafina is an odd girl, right down to her bones. She’s missing a toe on each foot, and she prowls the night, killing rats in her unofficial capacity as the Biltmore Estate Chief Rat Catcher. She skitters up drapes and tapestries, and she longs to have a true friend. One night, as she prowls around,...
This book rather reminds me of the Harry Potter series. William is a strong, kindhearted fourteen year old off to save the abbey from an evil king. The year is 1347, and young, 14 year old William is a monks apprentice at the Crowfield abbey. When sent out into the woods William finds a hobgoblin ...
http://olvasonaplo.freeblog.hu/archives/2010/10/17/Pat_Walsh_A_Crowfield-atok/
This story really did suck me in. Will is a boy who survived his family dying in a fire. The local abbey took him in as an odd-job man and he has befriended at least one of the monks. The old abbot is dying and there is a feeling of change about to come over the monastery. The story opens with W...
Log in with Facebook 
