num_pages: 272
description: Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Hillfolk. Her life is quiet and ordinary-until the night she is kidnapped by Corlath, the Hillfolk King, who takes her deep into the desert. She does not know the Hillfolk language; she does not know why she has been chosen. But Corlath does. Harry is to be trained in the arts of war until she is a match for any of his men. Does she have the courage to accept her true fate? "McKinley's spare and eloquent prose is sheer delight... a compelling portrait of the vibrant, wryly humorous Harry." -School Library Journal, starred review"This is a zesty, romantic heroic...." -Booklist, starred review Awards:( A 1983 Newbery Honor Book( An ALA Notable Book( An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
language: English
title: The Blue Sword
titlecomplete: The Blue Sword
genres: Adventure, High Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
ratings_count: 60224
series: Damar
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Penguin Putnam~trade