Emily Rodda has written many books for children, including Finders Keepers, which School Library journal dubbed "a lively adventure," and several novels about the likable hero Rowan. The first of these novels, Rowan of Rin, won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award when it was first published. In fact, Emily Rodda has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award an unprecedented five times. A former editor, Ms. Rodda is also the best-selling author of adult mysteries under the name Jennifer Rowe. She lives in Australia.
Rowan of Rin (Rowan of Rin Series #1)
by Emily Rodda
Paperback
(Reissue)
$6.99
- ISBN-13: 9780060560713
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date: 02/17/2004
- Series: Rowan of Rin Series , #1
- Edition description: Reissue
- Pages: 176
- Sales rank: 30,881
- Product dimensions: 5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.35(d)
- Age Range: 8 - 12 Years
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Rowan doesn't believe he has a brave heart. But when the river that supports his village of Rin runs dry, he must join a dangerous journey to its source in the forbidden Mountain. To save Rin, Rowan and his companions must conquer not only the Mountain's many tricks, but also the fierce dragon that lives at its peak.
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Fatherless Rowan is a scrawny, shy outcast among the children of his village, eclipsed in everyone's eyes by memories of his dead father and uncomfortable at the emerging relationship between his widowed mother and Allun the baker, who seems to view the boy with pitying scorn. But when the waters of Rin unexpectedly cease to flow, Rowan is permitted to join the quest to uncover this mystery, as he is the only one able to read the enchanted map given to the questers by Sheba, the local herb-woman and witch. Along the way the small band encounters swarming spiders, murky swamps, frigid waters, narrow caves and, finally, a fire-breathing dragon. The other six questers one by one abandon the quest, leaving Rowan to become the unlikely hero when he defeats the dragon, restores the flow of water to Rin, and saves his future stepfather's life. Rhoda, an Australian author, has created a convincing, quasi-medieval world, with a (somewhat overly) large cast of characters presented in refreshingly non-sexist roles. Rowan's story is narrated in a simple, classic storytelling style, and the ending, though hardly surprising, is undeniably satisfying. 2001 (orig. 1993), Scholastic, $14.95. Ages 7 up. Reviewer:Claudia Mills
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Gr 4-6-The people of Rin are strong and brave, except for young Rowan. He spends his time caring for the bukshah, the gentle beasts that the villagers depend on for their survival. When their stream suddenly stops flowing and the bukshah are in danger of dying, six of the strongest, bravest villagers decide to climb the Mountain, hoping to avoid the Dragon that lives there, to find out what has happened. However, Sheba the Wise Woman is the only one who knows the way, and she has decided that Rowan must accompany the party, so she gives them a magic map that can only be read if he is holding it. Rowan starts off as fragile and a little whiny, but improves steadily, especially as he begins to realize that he plays an important role in the expedition. He is able to succeed through his own efforts, not through magic. The adults are one-dimensional at first, but as Rowan learns more about them, so do readers, and two of them prove to have unexpected depth. Traditional fantasy elements and setting are presented in a fast-moving and enjoyable tale that should be an easy sell to fantasy lovers.-Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.