During a time when kings and queens reigned, a young orphan named Meryl, decides to become a bard, and to accomplish this, sets out on an quest for the mythical town of Avalon.
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This title is suitable for ages 10 to 13 years. Fantasy fiction with Celtic influence for today's adolescent reader. Meryl's mother was a great bard - a storyteller and musician who sang of life and the world around her. Meet Meryl, already an orphan, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps. Highly spirited and curious, she has broken a sacred rule and has been suspended from her studies. Undaunted, Meryl decides to achieve her goal in a different way - she undertakes a special quest in search of the mythical Avalon. Her great adventure leads her to find her own true voice through music and song. Set in a time when legends and superstition are part of everyday life, "A Riddle of Roses" is an intriguing fantasy springing from Celtic myth and tradition. In it, Caryl Cude Mullin has created a vivid world, peopled by memorable, if not always human, characters.
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1896764282I5N10
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1896764282I5N00
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Meryl's mother was a great bard - a storyteller and musician who sang of life and the world around her. Meet Meryl, already an orphan, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps. Highly spirited and curious, she has broken a sacred rule and has been suspended from her studies. Undaunted, Meryl decides to achieve her goal in a different way - she undertakes a special quest in search of the mythical Avalon. Her great adventure leads her to find her own true voice through music and song. Set in a time when legends and superstition are part of everyday life, A Riddle of Roses is an intriguing fantasy springing from Celtic myth and tradition. In it, Caryl Cude Mullin has created a vivid world, peopled by memorable, if not always human, characters. Seller Inventory # CIN1896764282G
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 58264370-75
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condition: Acceptable. Seller Inventory # FORT772606
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Kasia Charko (cover) (illustrator). First Edition. 222 pages by a first-time Canadian author. The story deals with Meryl's quest to Avalon. Read more about : potato pots, riddles, Halstatt, draoi, humans, Pedr, Albaine, herb-patch, and storytellers. Charko has also done the b/w drawings in each chapter. Cond : Paper wrapper is orange with white lettering. Front cover illustration shows a forest nymph, a castle and Meryl with her harp. Colours bright. no names, marks, creases, nor tears. Very slight spine twist. Clean. Quote (p. 166) : The fool strode into the centre of the roaring chaos. There he stuck Meryl's staff firmly into the ground and proceeded to swing around it, like a crazed Morris dancer. That caught the attention of enough of the surrounding fairies and rabbits that ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 009130