The Lantern Bearers |
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Author:
| Sutcliff, Rosemary |
Series title: | The Roman Britain Trilogy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4299-3439-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
Publisher: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Imprint: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR) |
Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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Threatened by a tide of invaders, the last of the Roman Auxiliaries are to leave Britain forever. But Aquila, a young legionnaire, chooses to stay behind, in order to join the fight to save his native land.
"A spellbinding historical adventure." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The Lantern Bearers is the 1959 winner of the Carnegie Medal in Literature.
Threatened by a tide of invaders, the last of the Roman Auxiliaries are to leave Britain forever. But Aquila, a young legionnaire, chooses to stay behind, in order to join the fight to save his native land.
"A spellbinding historical adventure." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The Lantern Bearers is the 1959 winner of the Carnegie Medal in Literature.