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The coming of the dragon

Rune, an orphaned young man raised among strangers, tries to save the kingdom from a dragon that is burning the countryside and, along the way, learns that he is a kinsman of Beowulf.

Main Author: Barnhouse, Rebecca.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House, c2010.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Heroes > Juvenile fiction.
Dragons > Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept) > Juvenile fiction.
Wiglaf (Legendary character) > Juvenile fiction.
Beowulf (Legendary character) > Juvenile fiction.
Mythology, Norse > Juvenile fiction.
Scandinavia > History > To 1397 > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Rune, an orphaned young man raised among strangers, tries to save the kingdom from a dragon that is burning the countryside and, along the way, learns that he is a kinsman of Beowulf.
Physical Description: 311 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience: 008-012.
ISBN: 9780375861932
0375861939
9780375961939 (lib. bdg.)
0375961933 (lib. bdg.)
9780375861734 (pbk.)
0375861734 (pbk.)
9780375893490 (ebk.)
0375893490 (ebk.)
Author Notes: Rebecca Barnhouse is the author of The Book of the Maidservant. She first read Beowulf in Old English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her doctorate, studying Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and medieval literature written in Old and Middle English, Old Norse, and other fascinating languages. She teaches and writes about medieval topics and about children's literature set in the Middle Ages.

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