Children's Fiction Fantasy & Magic
Rites of the Healer
Young Adult Fiction
- Publisher
- Three O'Clock Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2006
- Category
- Fantasy & Magic, Girls & Women
- Recommended Age
- 11 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 7 to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 12 to 18
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894549592
- Publish Date
- May 2006
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
As disaster threatens Dovella's world of Edlena, all hope rests on the shoulders of one determined young woman.Sixteen-year-old Apprentice Engineer Dovella is eagerly awaiting the moment that will bring her heart's desire: in four days she will undergo the once-in-a-lifetime Rites of the Healer and become a fully-fledged member of the Healer's Guild. But when there is trouble with the sacred machine that provides power for the Village, an evil regime, threatens to overthrow the Council. Is the power failure a sign of the disfavour of the gods, or are there darker human forces at work? Dovella is the only one who can make the journey to the faraway source lake to find out, but to get there in time she would have to miss the all-important Rites ...
About the author
About the Author: Anne Gray lives in Hamilton, Ontario, and has published a number of short stories, including "A Pool of Light, " which was short-listed for the Ian St. James Award. Rites of the Healer is her first novel.
Librarian Reviews
Rites of the Healer
Sixteen-year-old Dovella cannot wait to become a healer. But she is also determined to save her world from disaster. The result is an exciting adventure of enchantment and suspense.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
