 The Land of Elyon, Book I: The Dark Hills Divide
By Patrick Carman
When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.
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Product Details
- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic (February 1, 2005)
- ISBN: 0439700930
Book Description
Twelve year old Alexa Daley is spending another summer in Bridewell with her father. She looks forward to exploring the old lodge where she stays each year, with its cozy library and maze of passages and rooms. She's also eager to finally solve the mystery of what lies beyond the immense walls that protect Bridewell and the towns nearby. Legend has it the walls were built to keep out an unnamed evil that lurks in the forests and The Dark Hills - but what is it the townspeople are so afraid of?
As Alexa begins to unravel the truth about what lies outside the protective barrier she's lived behind all her life, she discovers a strange and ancient enchantment. Is it the work of Elyon, the fabled creator of the land in which she lives? In the course of her adventures, Alexa exposes a danger that could destroy everything she holds dear - unless she can find a way to thwart a traitor's plans.
About the Author
Patrick Carman maintains that he does not now have, nor has he ever possessed, a Jocasta or any other type of gemstone that offers the power of inter-species communication, telepathic or otherwise. Parties interested in obtaining such a stone are well advised to look elsewhere.
Mr. Carman does, however, speak to young people of his own species, sometimes aloud and sometimes in print. He makes his home in the wilderness of Eastern Washington, and insists that it is a rather ordinary home, and is not, in fact, surrounded by stone walls.
He divides his time between various high-tech and serious-minded corporate duties, his wife and two daughters, reading, writing, fly-fishing, paragliding and snowboarding. Mr. Carman plays no musical instruments, but he has been known to torture dinner guests with attempts on the bongos and harmonica.
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