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Available
Call number
Call number
PB Sny
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Publication
Yearling (1994), 240 pages
Description
When mysterious men in black abduct his father, the court jester of Austerneve, thirteen-year-old Tymmon flees into the forest, where he acquires a strange animal companion and plots to rescue his father.
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Awards
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1995)
Mythopoeic Awards (Finalist — Children's Literature — 1992)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 1996)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1994)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
240 p.; 5.25 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member saroz
I think this is probably Snyder's most successful book since her heyday of the late '60s and early '70s, which is unusual, because it's also one of her very rare forays into true fantasy (as opposed to her more common fantasy-tinged realistic stories). It's also unusual in that the book follows a
That doesn't stop Snyder from her trademark examinations of childhood fears and concerns, though, especially those surrounding a child's understanding of a seemingly "weak" parent. Add to that the fun and imagination of Snyder's faux medieval world, where gargoyles might just come to life, and you have a very solid and enjoyable novel perfect for any 10- or 11-year-old.
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pretty traditional adventure plot - a boy escaping his father's captors and trying to survive - without taking on any popular young adult "issues." That doesn't stop Snyder from her trademark examinations of childhood fears and concerns, though, especially those surrounding a child's understanding of a seemingly "weak" parent. Add to that the fun and imagination of Snyder's faux medieval world, where gargoyles might just come to life, and you have a very solid and enjoyable novel perfect for any 10- or 11-year-old.
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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Fun enough little adventure, but without Snyder's magic touch. ?�I prefer Adam of the Road, which is more historical, less fantastical.
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Pages
240