Croggon, Alison,  1962- <br/><br/>
The Naming / 
Alison Croggon. 
 - 1st U.S. ed. 
 - Cambridge, MA :  Candlewick Press,  2005, c2002. 
 - xv, 492 p. :  map ;  22 cm. 
 - Pellinor ;  1st bk. .
 - Croggon, Alison,  1962-  Pellinor ;  1st bk. .
<br/><br/> Originally published as: The gift. Penguin Books Australia, 2002. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Wilson's Senior High School, November 2006  Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006  School Library Journal starred, October 2005  Kirkus Starred, June 2005  Booklist, May 2005  Horn Book, October 2005  Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2005  Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2005  Library Media Connection, November 2005 
<br/><br/> A manuscript from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah chronicles the experiences of sixteen-year-old Maerad, an orphan gifted in the magic and power of the Bards, as she escapes from slavery and begins to learn how to use her Gift to stave off the evil Darkness that threatens to consume her world. 
<br/><br/> Young Adult  Follett Library Resources 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0763626392 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004045165 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Supernatural--Fiction.<br/>Magic--Fiction.<br/>Individuality--Fiction.<br/>Orphans--Fiction.<br/>Fantasy fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Fantasy fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.C8765  / Nam 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]