Shadow of a Hero

By: Peter Dickinson

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Synopsis: To save a country, a girl and her grandfather must learn what it means to be a hero The greatest hero in the history of Varina was baptized in a cave. Every schoolchild knows the story. His parents were on their way to the city when a storm drove them to take shelter in the mountainside, along with a priest, a bandit, and a scholar. When the storm did not abate, they asked the priest to give their child a name, and he christened the boy Restaur Vax. The boy would grow to be a warrior, a scholar, and a man of god, and his name would lead an oppressed people to independence for the first time. Alas, that liberty would not survive. Generations later, Vax's oldest living descendant is in London, teaching the language of Varina to his inquisitive young granddaughter. When his homeland is torn apart once more by war, calls come for this man to take up the mantle of the Vax name--and become a hero for a new age. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Peter Dickinson including rare images from the author's collection.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781504003025
Related ISBNs:: 9781504015950
Publisher:: Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Date of Addition:: 02/03/16
Copyrighted By:: Peter Dickinson
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Science, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.