{"product_id":"hero-and-the-crown-robin-mckinley-9798855088199","title":"Hero and the Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved classic \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efantasy novel, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea Newbery Medal winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobin McKinley's mesmerizing history of Damar is the stuff that legends are made of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAerin is the only child of the king of Damar, and should be his rightful heir. But she is also the daughter of a witchwoman of the North, who died when she was born, and the Damarians cannot trust her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Aerin's destiny is greater than her father's people know, for it leads her to battle with Maur, the Black Dragon, and into the wilder Damarian Hills, where she meets the wizard Luthe. It is he who at last tells her the truth about her mother, and he also gives over to her hand the Blue Sword, Gonturan. But such gifts as these bear a great price, a price Aerin only begins to realize when she faces the evil mage, Agsded, who has seized the Hero's Crown, greatest treasure and secret strength of Damar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hero and the Crown\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling prequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Sword.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin McKinley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855088199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bound to Stay Bound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e227 \/ Hero and the Crown\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robin McKinley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623587721471,"sku":"9798855088199","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hero-and-the-crown-robin-mckinley-9798855088199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}