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The Ogress and the Orphans: The magical New York Times bestseller
- Author
- Kelly Barnhill
- Narrator
- Suzanne Torren, Suzanne Torren
- Publisher
- Piccadilly Press
- Publish Date
- 8 March 2022
- Run Time
- 13 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from the Newbery Medal winning author of THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON
Stone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the townsfolk to lose their library, their school, their park, and all sense of what it means to be generous, and kind. The people put their faith in the Mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer. (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence.) Only the clever orphans of the Orphan House and the kindly Ogress at the edge of town can see how dire the town's problems are.
When one of the orphans goes missing from the Orphan House, all eyes turn to the Ogress. The orphans, though, know this can't be: the Ogress, along with a flock of excellent crows, secretly delivers gifts to the people of Stone-in-the-Glen. But how can the orphans tell the story of the Ogress's goodness to people who refuse to listen? And how can they make their deluded neighbours see the real villain in their midst? The orphans have heard a whisper that they will 'save the day', but just how, they will have to find out ...
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- Author
- Kelly Barnhill
- Narrator
- Suzanne Torren, Suzanne Torren
- Duration
- 13 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9781800783041
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Piccadilly Press
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering, Mythical, legendary and supernatural beings, monsters and creatures
Synopsis
Finalist in the Best Middle Grade Audiobook category of the Audie Awards 2023THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from the Newbery Medal winning author of THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOONStone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the townsfolk to lose their library, their school, their park, and all sense of what it means to be generous, and kind. The people put their faith in the Mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer. (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence.) Only the clever orphans of the Orphan House and the kindly Ogress at the edge of town can see how dire the town's problems are. When one of the orphans goes missing from the Orphan House, all eyes turn to the Ogress. The orphans, though, know this can't be: the Ogress, along with a flock of excellent crows, secretly delivers gifts to the people of Stone-in-the-Glen. But how can the orphans tell the story of the Ogress's goodness to people who refuse to listen? And how can they make their deluded neighbours see the real villain in their midst? The orphans have heard a whisper that they will 'save the day', but just how, they will have to find out ...
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