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Oct 28, 2003 | 48 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) Buy
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Oct 28, 2003 | ISBN 9780807219980 | Middle Grade (10 and up)
48 Minutes
***** THE BOOK OF DUST, the long-awaited new novel from Philip Pullman set in the world of His Dark Materials and narrated by Michael Sheen, has been hailed by the New York Times as “a stunning achievement.” Find it on audio from Listening Library. *****An exciting tale set in the world of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials saga Lyra’s Oxford opens in the thrilling comfort and familiarity of Jordan College, where Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon sit on the sun-drenched roof looking out over all of Oxford. But their peace is shattered when a strange bird (a witch’s daemon, on its own) tumbles out of the sky. It is Ragi, daemon of Yelena Pazhets, and he seeks a healing elixir from an infamous Oxford alchemist (and rumored man-slaughterer) to cure his witch of a strange new disease from the South. Lyra and Pan decide to help and guide him (witches are friends, of course) but the closer their winding walk leads them to the alchemist’s house, the stronger Lyra’s sense that she’s walking into a deadly trap.
PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling writers at work today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all… More about Philip Pullman
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