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My Swordhand Is Singing
By Sedgwick, Marcus
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37584-689-2
- Publisher
- Wendy Lamb Books
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2007
Gr 6-Up The "Miorita" is a song of death, and its meaning is hidden throughout this novel of gothic superstitions and ghastly murders that's set amid the desolate, wintry forest of early-17th-century Eastern Europe. Tomas, a churlish sot, a woodcutter by trade, and his gentle teenage son, Peter, build a hut surrounded by a purposefully designed moat on the outskirts of Chust where a menacing presence lurks among the uneasy villagers. A grisly murder sets off rumors of the "undead" roaming ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Drawing its emotional power from a rocky but sporadically tender father-son relationship, Sedgwick's folkloric thriller tells the s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
