Tale of Gwyn (37 page)

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Text copyright © 1985 by Cynthia Voigt

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Voigt, Cynthia, author.

[Jackaroo]

The tale of Gwyn / Cynthia Voigt.

pages cm. — (Tales of the kingdom ; 1)

Originally published under the title Jackaroo. New York : Atheneum, 1985.

Summary: In a time of winter famine, the People tell the legend of Jackaroo, a masked outlaw who comes at night to aid the destitute and helpless, and sixteen-year-old Gwyn, the innkeeper's daughter, begins a quest to find the truth behind the legend—or maybe start a legend of her own.

ISBN 978-1-4814-2179-9 (hc)

ISBN 978-1-4814-2180-5 (pbk)

ISBN 978-1-4814-4564-1 (eBook)

1. Heroes—Juvenile fiction. 2. Famines—Juvenile fiction. 3. Quests (Expeditions)—Juvenile fiction. 4. Adventure stories. [1. Heroes—Fiction. 2. Famines—Fiction. 3. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction.]

I. Title.

PZ7.V874Tal 2015

813.54—dc23

[Fic]

2014044152