description: Read by Alex Jenningsapprox. 4.5 hours3 cassettesSimon, Jane and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to help recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil, the Dark. They are not a first aware of the strange powers of another boy brought to help, Will Stanton—nor of the sinister significance of the Greenwitch, an image of leaves and branches that for centuries has been cast into the sea for good luck in fishing and harvest.Their search for the grail sets into motion a series of disturbing, sometimes dangerous events that, at their climax, bring forh a gift that, for a time at least, will keep the Dark from rising.Alex Jennings has a long list of credits in British theatre, television, and film. He has also worked with the BBC Radio Repertory Company.
language: English
title: Greenwitch
titlecomplete: Greenwitch
characters: Merry Lyon, Jane Drew, Will Stanton, Barnabas Drew, Simon Drew
genres: Fiction, Arthurian, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 30027
places: United Kingdom
series: The Dark Is Rising
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Listening Library