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The Golden Goblet
- Author
- Eloise Jarvis McGraw
- Narrator
- Charles Carroll
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 August 2012
- Run Time
- 7 hours 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A Newbery Honor winner!
Ranofer wants only one thing in the world: to be a master goldsmith like his beloved father was. But how can he when he is all but imprisoned by his evil half brother, Gebu? Ranofer knows the only way he can escape Gebu’s abuse is by changing his destiny. But can a poor boy with no skills survive on the cutthroat streets of ancient Thebes? Then Ranofer finds a priceless golden goblet in Gebu’s room and he knows his luck−and his destiny−are about to change.
Critics Review
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“We are given a most worthy hero in Ranofer, one who struggles with his own fears and ideals, who smarts under his own cowardice, but who finds the power to rise to his own strength…An excellent choice.”
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Details
- Author
- Eloise Jarvis McGraw
- Narrator
- Charles Carroll
- Duration
- 7 hours 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 August 2012
- ISBN
- 9781609989996
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Synopsis
A Newbery Honor winner! Ranofer wants only one thing in the world: to be a master goldsmith like his beloved father was. But how can he when he is all but imprisoned by his evil half brother, Gebu? Ranofer knows the only way he can escape Gebu’s abuse is by changing his destiny. But can a poor boy with no skills survive on the cutthroat streets of ancient Thebes? Then Ranofer finds a priceless golden goblet in Gebu’s room and he knows his luck−and his destiny−are about to change.
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