The tale of Birle
Faced with the prospect of an unhappy life in the Kingdom, fourteen-year-old Birle accompanies a young runaway nobleman on a journey south and falls into slavery in the citadel of a cruel prince.
| Main Author: | Voigt, Cynthia (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division,
2015.
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| Edition: | Atheneum Books for Young Readers paperback edition. |
| Series: |
Tales of the kingdom ;
#02 |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Faced with the prospect of an unhappy life in the Kingdom, fourteen-year-old Birle accompanies a young runaway nobleman on a journey south and falls into slavery in the citadel of a cruel prince. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published as On fortune's wheel. New York : Atheneum, 1990. |
| Physical Description: |
402 pages : map ; 22 cm. |
| Audience: |
Ages 12 up. |
| ISBN: |
9781481422048 (pbk.) 9781442483569 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: |
Her children's books address such issues at child abuse and racism, topics that are not often talked about in books designed for children. She is the author of numerous books including the Bad Girls series, the Tillerman Cycle series, and the Kingdom series. She won the Notable Children's Trade Book in the field of social studies for Homecoming, the Newbery Medal, ALA in 1983 for Dicey's Song, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1984 for The Callender Papers. In 1995, she received the MAE Award. (Bowker Author Biography) |