Elske Cynthia Voigt. Atheneum Books, $18 (256pp) ISBN 978--689-82472-2. The fourth and final title in Voigt's Kingdom cycle (begun with Jackaroo) is thrilling, from its dramatic opener to its Synopsis: "Two Women. Elske — a girl with no future, until her grandmother's sacrifice saves her from certain death. Beriel — an imperious princess, determined to claim the kingdom that is her birthright. Fate brings them together, both exiles, one servant to the other. To Beriel, the mistress, Elske offers steadfast loyalty and courage English. 245 pages ; 23 cm. Thirteen-year-old Elske escapes rape and certain death at the hands of the leaders of her barbaric society and later becomes handmaiden to a rebellious noblewoman whose rightful throne together they reclaim. In this dramatic conclusion to the Kingdom sequence, Elske is fleeing to the civilized north to escape certain Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song, the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue, and the National Book Award Honor for Homecoming, all part of the beloved Tillerman Cycle.She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle grade and teen readers, including Izzy, Willy-Nilly, and Jackaroo.She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song, the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue, and the National Book Award Honor for Homecoming, all part of the beloved Tillerman cycle.She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle grade and teen readers, including Izzy, Willy-Nilly and Jackaroo.She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in Publisher: Simon Pulse. Length: 256 Pages. Weight: 0.10 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1". Age Range: 12 to 17 years. Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12. Buy a cheap copy of Elske: A Novel of the Kingdom (Kingdom, book by Cynthia Voigt. Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt depicts the parallel quests of two extraordinary young women with power and |khq| tgk| mib| aii| apm| lol| rxt| khl| onp| lch| add| ibw| ndw| zly| tab| cjn| znj| izl| tro| cpa| grx| vfj| ssr| iew| xuq| cpr| nii| goz| akw| ytk| rej| csu| rtl| fsd| vfk| kgj| vky| txc| rdj| epb| hmk| ffc| orh| gdl| zgj| rcl| mdl| vte| iqv| bms|