Silver on the Tree
Readers rate it 4.0 (90 on Hardcover)
368 pages · Released May 11, 2010 · Simon and Schuster
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Silver on the Tree is the climactic finale of Susan Cooper's beloved Dark Is Rising sequence, blending fantasy adventure with Welsh mythology and themes of good versus evil. The story involves magical conflict and some atmospheric tension, but violence is implied rather than graphic, and the focus remains on courage, sacrifice, and unity against darkness. This classic is appropriate for middle-grade readers who enjoy fantasy and can handle mild suspense and abstract magical peril.
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This is the fifth and last book in "The Dark Is Rising" sequence. The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. The servants of the light: Will Stanton, the last of the Old Ones, the mysterious Professor Merriman, and the strange albino Welsh boy, Bran, are helped by three ordinary children in t... This is the fifth and last book in "The Dark Is Rising" sequence. The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. The servants of the light: Will Stanton, the last of the Old Ones, the mysterious Professor Merriman, and the strange albino Welsh boy, Bran, are helped by three ordinary children in this last desperate battle.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Fiction
- General
- Classics
- Space and time
- Large type books
- Stanton, will (fictitious character), fiction
- Children's fiction
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ISBN 9780689849183 · Simon and Schuster