{"product_id":"the-blue-sword-9780141309750","title":"The Blue Sword","description":"\u003cb\u003eRead this modern classic of young adult fantasy from award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Robin McKinley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Free Hillfolk. When Corlath, the Hillfolk King, sees her for the first time, he is shaken--for he can tell that she is something more than she appears to be. He will soon realize what Harry has never guessed: She is to become Harimad-sol, King's Rider, and carry the Blue Sword, Gonturan, which no woman has wielded since the legendary Lady Aerin, generations past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"This is a zesty, romantic heroic fantasy with an appealingly stalwart heroine, a finely realized mythical kingdom, and a grounding in reality that enhances the tale's verve as a fantasy.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"McKinley knows her geography of fantasy, the nuances of the language, the atmosphere of magic . . . .\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Newbery Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e An ALA Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e An ALA Best Book for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141309750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.13w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e106 \/ Blue Sword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robin McKinley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634806616220,"sku":"9780141309750","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_71882806-84d7-453e-bea6-1ff506223688.jpg?v=1603837703","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blue-sword-9780141309750","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}