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Safe-Keeper's Secret

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By Sharon Shinn
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - (Viking Juvenile)
Safe-Keeper's Secret
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Damiana is SafeKeeper in the small village of Tambleham. Neighbors and strangers alike come one by one, in secret, to tell her things they dare not share with anyone else, knowing that Damiana will keep silent. One late night, a mysterious visitor from the city arrives with an unusual secret for the SafeKeeper150a newborn baby. Damiana, who is expecting her own child, names the foundling Reed and raises him side by side with her daughter, Fiona. As the years pass and the two children grow into teenagers and come of age, they must come to terms with who they are150and who they may be. Sharon Shinns many fantasy novels have won her a loyal following. This book, firmly in the tradition of Robin McKinleys bestselling Spindles Endand Shinns own Summers at Castle Auburn(an ALA Best Book for Young Adults), is thoughtful, warmhearted, and a sheer delight to read.

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53821 words53,821 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 860LLexile 860L
Published 2004Published 2004

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Book ISBN:

9780670059102

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