The Blue Hawk - Softcover

Dickinson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1504014936 ISBN 13: 9781504014939

Publisher: Open Road Media Teen & Tween, 2015

Synopsis

In an ancient kingdom, a boy and his hawk challenge the gods All his life, Tron has been destined to join the priests who rule his strange desert kingdom. When the old king grows sick, a ritual is called for to restore his health: the sacrifice of a blue hawk, the symbol of the god Gdu. For the first time, Tron is chosen to take part in the ritual. Just before the bird is sacrificed, the young priest notices that its eyes are cloudy. The bird is sick, and to give its soul to the king would be to kill him. And so Tron steals the bird away. The priests are enraged at his disruption of the ritual. Some call for his head, but others see Tron s potential. They give him three months to train the wild bird three months to save its life and rescue the kingdom from the wrath of the gods. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the author s collection."

About this title

Review:

“One of the real masters of children’s literature.” —Philip Pullman

“Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.” —The Independent

“[A] master storyteller.” —School Library Journal

Book Description:

Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Road Media Teen & Tween
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1504014936
• ISBN 13: 9781504014939
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222