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225 pp.
| Scholastic |
November, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-439-28133-4$$15.95
(3)
4-6
As the son of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, eleven-year-old Forrest helps his father take care of the ravens and the prisoners and has the run of the Tower, but he longs to escape the prison walls. The setting is intriguing and the story engrossing as Forrest struggles with his identity and becomes friends with an innocent young prisoner set to be executed. Bib., glos.