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The Dark Is Rising

The Dark Is Rising

by Susan Cooper
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/05/2001
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On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.
ISBN:
9780786229208
9780786229208
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-05-2001
Publisher:
Thorndike Press
Country of origin:
United States
Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper is a world-renowned author of children's books. Born and brought up in England, she worked as a journalist before moving to America, where she now lives.

Her classic The Dark Is Rising sequence has won the Newbery Medal and was twice shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Her Boggart titles have won the Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award and been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Smarties Prize.

King of Shadows was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. As well as writing novels, Susan Cooper has written for the theatre and for television.

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