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Both swashbuckling and moving, no child should miss this book!

About the Author

Susan Cooper is a world-renowned author of children's books. Born in 1935 and brought up in England, she worked as a journalist before moving to America, where she now lives. Her fabulous Dark is Rising sequence has won the Newbery Medal and been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal. As well as writing novels, Susan Cooper also writes successful plays, and screenplays for film and television.