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Welcome to the tyrannical city of Jewel, where impatience is a sin and boldness is a crime. Goldie Roth has lived in Jewel all her life. Like every child in the city, she wears a silver guardchain and is forced to obey the dreaded Blessed Guardians. She has never done anything by herself and... read more
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Summary edit
In the city of Jewel, in order to make things safe, the people have tried to get rid of all the wildness. But all the wildness has gone to the Museum of Dunt. The keepers of the museum sense big trouble coming and need help. Enter Goldie, a girl tired of being chained and who escapes on the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Goldie Roth: A willful, brave, 12 year old girl who wants to be free.
- The Protector: The ruler of the city of Jewel who believes that the city is too strict and wants to make changes.
- The Fugleman: The man in charge of the Blessed Guardians and taking care of the children.
- Blessed Guardian Hope: One of Goldie's Blessed Guardians
- Blessed Guardian Comfort: Goldie's other Blessed Guardian
- Sinew: One of the Keepers. He leads Goldie to the Museum.
- Toadspit: The boy keeper of the Museum who is about Goldie's age
- Olga Ciavolga: One of the Keepers of the Museum. She teaches Goldie how to live in the museum and has control of the winds.
- Herro Dan: One of the Keepers of the Museum
- Bonnie: Toadspit's younger sister who is in Care.
- Rosie: A girl in Care.
- Broo: The last brizzlehound.
- Morg: A black bird in the Museum of Dunt.
- Favor: Goldie's Friend.
Setting & Locations edit
The City of Jewel.
- the Museum of Dunt: Where everything wild that was once in the city but is now contained in the museum. The Keepers are the ones looking after it.
- Care: Where "bad" children or children who have "bad" parents are taken to be taken "care" of. Some kind of a prison for children.
- Jewel: A city under the guidance of the Seven Gods, the Protector and the Guardians.
- Great Hall
- Dirty Gate: A room inside the Museum of Dunt where soldier camps are located.
Organizations edit
- The Blessed Guardians: The people in charge of taking care of all the children and who the children are chained to when they're not at home.
First Sentence edit
Goldie Roth hated the punishment chains.
Table of Contents edit
1. Separation Day
2. The Grand Protector
3. The Fugleman
4. A Few Unimportant Documents
5. Alone
6. The Slaughterbird
7. The Criminal Child
8. A Mission from His Honor
9. The Brizzlehound
10. Dog Germs
11. Harry Mount
12. An Explanation of Sorts
13. The Place of Remembering
14. Fingertalk
15. Spies
16. The First Song
17. The Dirty Gate
18. The Hammering
19. Waiting
20. Insurrection
21. Strangers in the Back Rooms
22. Runaways
23. Care
24. The Padlock
25. A Bargain with Bald Thoke
26. Midnight
27. Treachery
28. Shadows
29. Rescue
30. The Great Wind
31. Three Days Later
32. Meanwhile... Two Hundred Miles to the South
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in The Keeper's Trilogy. (standard series)
Followed by City of Lies.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lian Tanner (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780385739054
Page Count: 312
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780385739054
Page Count: 312
Awards edit
- Amazon Best of the Month (October 2010, #10)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ7.T16187Mu 2010
- Dewey: FIC
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