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Gwenore is only 12 when she escapes from her mother, the evil witch Rhiamon, who hates her daughter and covets the mysterious magical powers symbolized by the birthmark on the girl's wrist. Gwenore travels through medieval England and Wales under secret identities for several years, learning the arts of healing, gardening, and singing. Eventually, she arrives in the Irish kingdom of Lir, where she becomes the beloved teacher and companion of the king's four children. When her mother marries the king and turns the children into swans, Mary Singer, as Gwenore is now known, must vanquish Rhiamon and save the children.
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About the Author:
Jean Thesman lives in Washington State.
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Gr. 5-8. As the story begins, Gwenore is a young girl, the daughter of Rhimaon the witch, who wants nothing more than to kill her. So starts a series of adventures that finds Gwenore fleeing for her life, taking refuge with a group of wise women who nurture her talent for healing, and then undertaking a perilous sojourn in the kingdom of Lir, where she becomes a beloved teacher to the king's four children. When the king marries Rhimaon, Gwenore must use her ever-growing powers to face down her mother. The story winds its way through many magical moments, and even though the expanse of time it covers is wide, Thesman's artful storytelling will hold readers' interest. There are two particularly memorable elements of the book: a talking cat, whose sharp, incisive comments contrast nicely with Gwenore's more-muddled thoughts as she tries to discern her life's purpose; and Thesman's description of Blessingwood, the community of strong women where Gwenore resides. A satisfying story based on the Irish folktale "The Children of Lir." Ilene Cooper
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- PublisherThorndike Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0786279192
- ISBN 13 9780786279197
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages384
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