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Summary: Facing your fears! [bills! Solicitors! School!] just jokin'.
Review: ... Readers of Delotora quest, and just plain fantasy readers, would love this book. It is a tale of how even the weakest man or woman can prevail when stronger heroes cannot. The water suply in Rin is running low, and it's members will run low on life unless they can retrieve the water. They know the problem is up the mountain somewhere, but the mountain is treacherous. A mad old lady named Sheba gives them little clues of how to get up the mountain safely, and six of the strongest heroes are chosen, but the weakest child[or teenager,the book never realy told his age]had to come beacause only he could revele the map. In the end all six heroes are deafeted by their greatest fear and only Rowan, the weak one, is left to save Rin. "This book was great!" says me. But my word is good enough for me. It gets a little predictable but sometimes your own thoughts may wrong....
P.S. I apalogize for my bad spelig and grammer,
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Summary: A wonderful fantasy novel for young readers.
Review: All of the children in the village of Rin are expected to be strong and brave, for the life the villagers lead is a hard one. And all of the children meet this expectation except for one - weak, timid Rowan. His father died to save him, and ever since then Rowan has been scared of his own shadow. When the water source that the village depends on suddenly and mysteriously dries up, fate choses Rowan to be one of the seven heroes that must climb the forbidding mountain in order to save Rin. Rowan would like nothing more than to run and hide - but his shame forces him to make the journey. Along the way, Rowan and the other six travelers face countless dangers that would test the courage of even the very bravest person - and one by one, the others all desert, leaving Rowan alone to complete the quest and save his village. But can this one small boy reach into his heart and find the courage to succeed? This was an inspiring fantasy about a young boy who discovers strength within himself that he never knew existed.
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Summary: Not five stars, but 1000000000000 stars.
Review: As the stream that is the only water the bukshah drink, on which the people of Rin depend on for life, stops running, the people of Rin know that something has to be done. They send six of the strongest people of Rin, but when they discover that the medicine woman, whom many of them think are crazy, has sent them a valuable item: A map of the Mountain. Then they discover that only in the hands of weakest and most cowardly boy in Rin does it show itself, they find no other answer than to send him along. A bit of the poem also given by Shiva:
Seven hearts the Journey make
Seven ways the heart will break
Bravest heart will carry on.
A surprise awaits them as each of them strong men and woman turn aside from the quest in shame. That Bravest Heart is none other than Rowan. Cowardly he may be, but he faced his fears, and that is real bravery.
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Summary: FOR Anyone who loves adventure!
Review: Emily Rodda has a wonderful imagination! I became very interested in the book when I found out a kid was the main character. I felt as if I was ROWAN when I was reading it! A kid of 13 years, going on an awesome journey with Strong John, Allun, Broden, Marlie, Ellis and his sister because the water supply nearly ran out. I think this book is meant for all ages since this book is easy to read and hard to put down!
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Summary: Charming
Review: Emily Rodda pens a charming tale, apparently the first in a series (as we speak, three of these books are out and a fourth is coming, I think). Her hero Rowan will win over the earnest bullied kids, or the people who once were. Rowan is the most timid child in the village of Rin, and so he is often teased and bullied by other children. Adults pity him or dislike him for his apparent weakness. He is also is a herder of the bukshah (buffalo-like creatures who provide milk and wool), who are fed by a certain stream coming down from a nearby mountain. And, it is said, a dragon lives at the top of the mountain. One day it's discovered that the mountain stream is drying up. Without it, the bukshah and the village will both die. They consult old Sheba, a clearsighted wise woman who utters a cryptic rhyme: Seven hearts the journey make/Seven ways the hearts will break/Bravest heart will carry on/When sleep is death and hope is gone... The village sends six of their strongest, bravest men and woman - and Rowan, who is the only one who can use their map. Coming along is Strong Jonn, half-Traveller Allun, inseparable companions Val and Ellis, Marlie, and Bromden. More prophetic verses crop up in the map, leading the way through dens of enormous spiders, bogs where they hear their loved ones' voices, right to the cold summit of the mountain. But Rowan and his companions will learn some lessons about fear and courage... Reading this book, one sees so many ways that it could have gone wrong. The adults could have remained one-dimensional and snobbish - but they don't, they grow and change as Rowan does. Rowan could have been a little twit - but he wasn't, instead being a thoroughly believable young boy who WANTS to be brave. I liked how he was not bitter about being pitied or teased by the others, but merely needed a chance to prove himself. This is probably too "young" a book for most 9-12 readers, as the inside flap describes it as 7-up. But despite being a very straightforward story of about 150 pages, it's also tightly plotted and well-interspersed with fantasy elements, though not too many. Rodda's descriptive style ranges from poetic to sparse, and she includes hints of the the adventures to come. On to read "Rowan and the Travellers." I'm sure it won't disappoint.
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Summary: Rowan of Rin Is Wonderful
Review: I bought this book for my 11 year old son. When he had to do a book report on it and asked me to help him, I decided I'd better read it myself to know what happens in the book. I almost couldn't put it down. I stayed up until 2:00 am to finish it. I loved the riddles and how they had to figure them out to continue their quest. I also loved how the tormented child became the HERO of the Village. When all the big tough villagers became to scared or weak to go on, Young Rowan the Keeper of the Bukshah, (because he was too scared to do and thing elso, saved Rin.
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