Jackaroo

by Cynthia Voigt

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Kingdom Series (Book 1)

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1985

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When hard times among the People revive the old stories of the hero Jackaroo, an innkeeper's daughter follows her own quest to unlock the secret reality behind the legend.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0590485954, Mass Market Paperback)

"Voigt is extraordinary in her subtle development of every single character and in her ability to immerse her readers in a time many centuries back."
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There is much want in the kingdom and the tales of Jackaroo, the masked outlaw who helps the poor in times of trouble, is on everyone's lips. Gwyn, the innkeeper's spunky daughter, pays little attention to the tales. But when she is stranded during a snowstorm in a cabin with the lordling Gaderian, and finds a strange garment that resembles the costume Jackaroo is said to wear, she begins to wonder....

(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:40:20 -0400)

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