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Raven Speak

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By Diane Lee Wilson
Publisher Margaret K. McElderry Books - (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Raven Speak
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Asa is the daughter of a Viking chief whose clan is struggling to survive a neverending winter. All the ablebodied men head to sea in search of food, leaving behind the children, the elderly, the sickand Jorgen the skald, the wise man who will stop at nothing to take over the clan. When Asa learns the skald wants to kill and eat her beloved horse, she runs away. But then she meets a strange woman who talks to her two pet ravens, and who warns Asa shell have to make a great sacrifice to save her clan. Now Asa must face the biggest challenge of her life in this eerie, absorbing adventure tale.

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62002 words62,002 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 900LLexile 900L
Grade 5 to 10Grade 5 to 10
Age 10-15Age 10-15
Published 2010Published 2010

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Hear it tender Hear it bitter Hear it grate Hear it raw Hear it register Hear it interval Hear it hunger Hear it resist Hear it spineless Hear it bluff Hear it instant Hear it notion Hear it grit Hear it thirst Hear it discipline Hear it desire Hear it squeal Hear it turf Hear it gloom Hear it paste Hear it crisp Hear it portion Hear it bond Hear it anchor Hear it interpret Hear it whinny Hear it shatter Hear it possess Hear it brief Hear it secure Hear it bargain Hear it shrink Hear it dusk Hear it spicy Hear it chorus Hear it cove Hear it column Hear it squat Hear it torch Hear it fumble Hear it tame Hear it mast Hear it squawk Hear it impulse Hear it hem Hear it permanent Hear it gust Hear it suspension Hear it churn Hear it chamber Hear it dim Hear it lash Hear it sequence Hear it soothe Hear it clasp Hear it scrap Hear it alter Hear it outlook Hear it careless Hear it foam Hear it glob Hear it sustain Hear it presence Hear it strand Hear it utensil Hear it span Hear it garment Hear it logic Hear it consideration Hear it slash Hear it rash Hear it maneuver Hear it acknowledge Hear it absorbent Hear it spasm Hear it descent Hear it rafter Hear it lunge Hear it contribute Hear it flush Hear it slack Hear it nourish Hear it slay Hear it exceed Hear it linen Hear it interior Hear it vicious Hear it compliment Hear it haul Hear it haze Hear it boulder Hear it cautious Hear it moldy Hear it reproduce Hear it stoop Hear it gurgle Hear it unpredictable Hear it condensation Hear it stump Hear it orderly
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Hear it uncontested Hear it untended Hear it mute Hear it spate Hear it dispute Hear it untrusting Hear it interval Hear it possessiveness Hear it fjord Hear it incline Hear it spineless Hear it mucous Hear it notion Hear it inlay Hear it pensive Hear it chasten Hear it uncaring Hear it insolence Hear it turf Hear it unhearing Hear it succession Hear it flatter Hear it fringe Hear it torment Hear it assess Hear it clan Hear it bronzy Hear it variant Hear it rockweed Hear it anchor Hear it mutual Hear it byre Hear it blueish Hear it timeless Hear it totter Hear it fastener Hear it bough Hear it aggravate Hear it recount Hear it materialize Hear it spiritless Hear it imperious Hear it pretense Hear it disinterest Hear it mindful Hear it mutton Hear it wheezy Hear it stallion Hear it immoveable Hear it cove Hear it unresponsive Hear it temperamental Hear it toothlike Hear it indefinable Hear it recede Hear it flourish Hear it mint Hear it poll Hear it resentful Hear it impish Hear it coax Hear it proffered Hear it stub Hear it rudderless Hear it unaccompanied Hear it spurt Hear it husky Hear it unwarranted Hear it veal Hear it otherworldliness Hear it blunt Hear it churn Hear it barley Hear it broth Hear it leaderless Hear it lash Hear it soothe Hear it rheumatic Hear it drab Hear it alter Hear it fishlike Hear it haunch Hear it soapstone Hear it maliciousness Hear it dispassion Hear it cursory Hear it nonsensical Hear it sustain Hear it unevenness Hear it reminiscent Hear it ungrateful Hear it scrounge Hear it cease Hear it preface Hear it sift Hear it repel Hear it unchangeable Hear it pucker Hear it span Hear it underskirt
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9781416986539

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