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Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale
 

Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale

by Donna Jo Napoli

Melkorka is a princess, the first daughter of a magnificent kingdom in mediæval Ireland -- but all of this is lost the day she is kidnapped and taken aboard a marauding slave ship. Thrown into a world that she has never known, alongside people that her former country's laws regarded as less than human, Melkorka is forced to learn quickly how to survive. Taking a vow of silence, however, she... (read more)

Top tags: historical fiction,  young adult,  vikings,  2008,  princess (all tags)

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DevinKaylene
  • Rated 5 stars

“I loved this book!
I thought it was very creative and have read it 5 times.”

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Carol R
  • Rated 1 stars

“Returned without finishing--quit about the time the two girls were kidnapped. I just couldn't finish...”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.611111 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

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  • Megan R

    megan r said:

    “I HATED this book. I really love all of Napoli's books, but this one was a complete disappointment. The stroy itself is just awful. Who wants to hear about someone getting kidnapped by horrible people and NEVER get saved? What the crap? Horrible. Only one of her books I haven't liked.”

    posted 2 weeks ago ( | view 1 reply )
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