by Susan Cooper ; ill. by Michael Heslop.
New York : Atheneum, 1975.
208 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Annotations:
"A Margaret K. McElderry book." A strange boy and dog remind Will Stanton that he is an immortal, whose quest is to find the golden harp which will rouse others from a long slumber in the Welsh hills so they may prepare for the ultimate battle of Light versus Dark.
Best Books:
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001 ; H.W. Wilson; United States Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006 ; H.W. Wilson; United States Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2002 ; California Department of Education; California
Awards, Honors, Prizes:
John Newbery Medal, 1976 Winner United States Tir na n-Og Awards, 1976 Winner English Language United Kingdom
State and Provincial Reading Lists:
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, 1987 ; Nominee; Colorado
Reading Measurement Programs:
Reading Counts-Scholastic Interest Level 6-8 Reading Level 6 Title Point Value 12 Lexile Measure 930