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Torrie, the oldest of the Old Things of the Wild Forest, is looking for adventure when he meets a rather unusual young girl, named Wren. Just fourteen years old and burdened with a clubbed foot, Wren has chosen the roaming, carefree and, sometimes, dangerous life of a pedlar over her previous job as an apprentice cobbler. Wren sells small trinkets in the towns and villages of , as well as the cunning fancies she makes of scraps of metal and wire and feathers and twigs. Some folk says that Wren’s fancies are lucky, and that into every one she weaves a little magic. Torrie, a creature filled with magic himself, is intrigued to discover that those folks are correct, and even more intrigued when he realizes that Wren has no idea of her extraordinary talent.
Torrie and Wren set off together to look for adventure, and meet Rookfeather, a mysterious wandering minstrel. Rookfeather is seeking a hero to rescue young Prince Liasis, who has been kidnapped from his own bed. Though the journey will prove hard for Wren and her twisted foot, and dangerous for both Torrie and his pedlar friend, the two set off on the trail of some rather unpleasant goblins and their nasty new goblin chief, a sorcerer named Lord Abastor.
Finding and freeing Liasis will be a difficult task. Not only will the friends have to overcome the traps laid for them by Abastor, but they will also have to recognize the prince when they see him, which won’t be easy since Liasis has been turned into a snake.
Torrie and the Snake-Prince is the third of Torrie’s adventures. Filled with intrigue, excitement and humour, this book will appeal to readers in Grades 4 to 6!
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