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Beowulf: A New Telling
Contributor(s): Nye, Robert (Author)
ISBN: 0440905605     ISBN-13: 9780440905608
Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats
Published: March 1982
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Annotation: He comes out of the darkness, moving in on his victims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trail of blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear.
Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows something must be done to stop Grendel. But who will guard the great hall he has built, where so many men have lost their lives to the monster while keeping watch?
Only one man dares to stand up to Grendel's fury --"Beowulf.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Epic
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Young Adult Fiction | Monsters
Dewey: 398.2
Lexile Measure: 790
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.2" W x 6.7" (0.15 lbs) 112 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 30658
Reading Level: 5.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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He comes out of the darkness, moving in on his victims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trail of blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear.

Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows something must be done to stop Grendel. But who will guard the great hall he has built, where so many men have lost their lives to the monster while keeping watch?

Only one man dares to stand up to Grendel's fury --Beowulf.