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Series
Kid Beowulf volume 3
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, a division of Andews McMeel Universal
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Presents the origin of the young brothers Beowulf and Grendel from their birth and separation to their reunion and banishment from Daneland, in this story that includes a short adaptation of the Old English epic poem upon which the main story is loosely based.
22) Merry men
Author
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"13th century England. Robert Godwinson, former lover of King Richard, lives with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest, away from the watchful eye of Prince John, who has outlawed homosexuality. Though isolated, the men live in peace - that is, until a stranger enters their camp seeking aid for a nearby town besieged by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robert - nicknamed Robin - is reluctant to help, but equally eager to get rid of this perplexing stranger......
Series
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When a group of Nationalists uncover the fabled scabbard of Excalibur, they use its magic to bring King Arthur back from the dead and fulfill a dark prophecy. But as the flood gates open, only retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire knows how to stop these mythic forces. Pulling her unsuspecting grandson, Duncan, into a world he thought only existed in stories, the two embark on a quest that will force them to navigate the complicated history of...
27) Beowulf
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Edgetheow, to save the people of Heorot hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
29) Starve acre
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An atmospheric and unsettling story of the depths of grief found in an ancient farm in northern England, soon to be a major motion picture starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark. The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks...
30) Worthy of legend
Author
Series
Secrets of the Isles volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After a summer of successful pirate-treasure hunting, Lady Emily Scofield and her friends must hide the unprecedented discoveries they've made, thanks to the betrayal of her own family. Horrified by her brother, who will stop at nothing to prove himself to their greedy father, Emily is forced to take a stand against her family--even if it means being cut off entirely. Bram Sinclair, Earl of Telford, is fascinated with tales of King Arthur and the...
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