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©2000-2004 Barbara L.M. Handley

Contact Barbara Handley at author@deafhomeschool.com

ORSIG Reading List
Recommended reading list from a homeschooling e-mail group.

Authors A-B
Alphabetical index to ORL recommended books authors A-B.

Middle Grades
ORL recommended books for middle grade readers.

ORL 2002 Featured Books
ORL featured book reviews from 2002.

5th Grade Level
ORL recommended books written at 5th grade reading level.

The Book of Three
Reading Level: 5.3
Interest Level: Middle Grades

Hardcover
ISBN: 0805061320, Published by Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 190 pages.
Paperback
ISBN: 0440407028, Published by Yearling Books, 224 pages.

I recently reread this and was reminded, once again, why this series is considered to be some of the finest fantasy fiction ever written for children.

Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper longs for adventure. Boy, does he get it. Accompanied by an outspoken and audacious princess, a fibbing bard, and a fluffy creature, he battles forces of desperate evil.

High adventure.

Probably suitable for third graders and up (I first read the series in the third grade), but also enjoyable for adults (at least for me).

Barbara Handley

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Related Resources

Additional ORL titles by Lloyd Alexander

The Arkadians

The Prydain Chronicles

2)The Black Cauldron

3) The Castle of Llyr

4) Taran Wanderer

5) The High King

Off-site links to related topics.

Lloyd Alexander Teacher Resource File

Prydain Chronicles Pronunciation Guide