The Black Cauldron
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Lloyd Alexander
The Newbery Medal-winning second book in Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain series, The Black Cauldron—the inspiration for Disney's 1985 cult animated film. In the land of Prydain, evil is never far away. Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death, has been building an army of dark warriors to take over Prydain, and the only way to stop him is to destroy the Black Cauldron he uses to create his dreaded soldiers.Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his loyal companions must journey deep into Arawn's domain to destroy the Black Cauldron. For each of them, the quest has special meaning. For Taran, it is a glorious opportunity to use his first sword in battle. But war requires a sacrifice greater than he'd ever imagined. . . .Includes a new pronunciation guide. This title has Common Core connections.
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Author
Lloyd Alexander
Pages
192
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published Date
2006-05-16
ISBN
1429961929 9781429961929
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"This was so different from the Disney movie. The movie takes place within the first two books but it ends so differently. The book is always better and I enjoyed reading this. It’s a short book, I read it in half a day. You get to know the characters even better and the villains are not who you thought they would be. It has a happy ending which I love. There is no cursing and very little violence, one or two battle scenes but nothing terrible. There is no romance or spice so I recommend this for kids since it has a lot of good lessons about life. "
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"I had a hard time getting into this, but once I hit the middle, when they are in the marsh, it got really good. It tapered off some towards the end, though. I did enjoy it more than The Book of Three."
Ricki Marking-Camuto
