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Packed with magic, valiant warriors, nasty villains, and edge-of-your-seat adventure, this story is also a poignant search for identity and family. Rowan is a fierce female protagonist with a good head on her shoulders. Girls and boys of all ages would be proud to name her as their heroine. Award-winning author Nancy Springer (I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot and many others) tells a riveting tale. (Ages 11 and older) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Sarah Flowers, Santa Clara County Library, Morgan Hill, CA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Gathering coltsfoot at the edge of the forest, pulling the plants, roots and all, with tough steel knife, Rosemary had just straightened when she felt her mother's protection wrap around her, so strong it made her drop her basket. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good story in the woods,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Paperback)
(...)I liked this story. I thought it was a really, really good book but not perfect. The only thing that kept it from being the best was that the author gave away too much too soon sometimes.Rowan Hood is about a girl whose house is burned down by a bad person (I'm not going to tell you who though since I don't want to spoil the story). The bad person goes on to capture and kill her mother leaving Rowan with only a father who she has never met and who lives out in the woods. Rowan is forced to use her toy bow and arrow to hunt for food to survive but eventually her skills get better and so do her weapons. My favorite character was Guy of Gisborn. He is a bad guy who hunts outlaws but he does a lot of exciting things that make the book more adventurous. I liked this book because there is a lot of adventure and surprises along the way. I would recommend you buy this book if you are into books that are set in the time of knights and archers. I think both kids and grownups will like this book. If you like this book, I think you will also like The Dragon Slayer's Academy series and the Deltora Quest series. I hope you like this book as much as I did.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hooray for Rowan Hood!,
By Flame_926 "flame_926" (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Paperback)
The tale of Robin Hood just never seems to get old. I would disagree with the posted age suggestion and say ages 7-10. The book is very thin and a quick read without many difficult vocabulary words.What I enjoyed about this book was its characters. Rowan herself was more adult than child in terms of the way that she thought but was an excellent heroine due to her selflessness and desire to help others. The character of Etty will definitely will some fans as she sheds her princess role and becomes an outlaw girl, one that is one of Rowan's best friends. The only character I was a little surprised at was Robin Hood himself as he seemed to be a little too ignorant and gutsy to have really survived half a day in Nottingham. Regadless, it was an excellent and fun character. I would say that readers of this book would also like the books by Tamora Pierce and Robin McKinley when they are older due to the definite presence of strong female heroines.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A young girl in the Robin Hood universe,
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This review is from: Rowan Hood (Hardcover)
This is a pleasant story about a young girl whose mother has just been killed. The young girl, Rowan, realizes that life could become very hard. She had been told that Robin Hood is her father, and so she goes looking for him. She has adventures on the way to Sherwood Forrest. There are a number of minor miracles. She picks up a dog who becomes her protector. This has a bit of fantasy and she meets up with some elves who give her some help. She finally meets Robin Hood, and isn't sure at first if she can trust him. They have some adventures together. The ending is a bit silly. A group of young children are suppose to somehow survive the dangerous woods. It is very exiting, and fun for young children to read about, but only by a steady stream of minor miracles would they be able to survive. The story has a good feel for seeing medieval times through the eyes of a young girl. The story is an easy read. Most young girls will probably enjoy the story.
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