The Grey King Cooper, Susan

"Are you awake, Will? Will? Wake up, it's time for your medicine, love..." (from the first line)

In Wales, recovering from a severe illness, Will meets Bran, a strange boy with a white dog, who invokes an old Welsh legend that foreshadows Will's role in the last battle between the Dark and the Light.

From the Publisher:
In Wales, recovering from a severe illness, Will meets Bran, a strange boy with a white dog, who invokes an old Welsh legend that foreshadows Will's role in the last battle between the Dark and the Light.

Annotation:
The fourth entry in the five book Dark is Rising series that also includes OVER SEA, UNDER STONE and SILVER ON THE TREE. Sickly Will Stanton, a visitor in Wales from England, gets caught up in the quest to find the golden harp that will awaken those destined to fight the final battle between the Dark and the Light. Winner of the 1976 Newbery Medal.

Author Bio

Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper was raised during the chaos and horror of World War II. When she was 27, she married American widower Nicholas Grant and moved from England to the United States to live with him and his three children. Cooper has remained in the U.S., where she writes her books, many of which are based on English and Welsh myths. In 1976 she won the Newbery Medal for THE GREY KING, part of her Dark Is Rising series based on the legend of King Arthur. In addition to these young adult works, Cooper also works as a journalist and a playwright. She is admired for her picture books, including THE SILVER COW: A WELSH TALE and THE SELKIE GIRL.

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Book Format:		Paperback
Minimum Age:		10
Number of Pages:		0176
Publisher:		Aladdin Paperbacks

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