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The Adventures of Robin Hood

Roger Lancelyn Green, Richard Green · 307 pages

The classic story of social justice and outrageous cunning. Robin Hood, champion of the poor and oppressed, stands against the cruel power of Prince John and the brutal Sheriff of Nottingham. Taking refuge in the vast Sherwood Forest with his band of men, he remains determined to outwit his enemies. Brilliantly introduced by bestselling author John Boyne.

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Will in Scarlet

Matthew Cody · 260 pages

In the late 1100s, thirteen-year-old Will, the future Lord of Shackley, is exiled to Sherwood Forest, where he meets Robin Hood and the Merry Men and bands with them to try retake Shackley Castle.

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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Howard Pyle · 247 pages

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood retells the legends of the English outlaw Robin Hood, adapting the old ballads to be read by children. The story sees Robin become an outlaw and follows his adventures as he recruits Merry Men and outwits the local authorities. Pyle's stories set a precedent for much of the modern Robin Hood mythology and storytelling.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

J. Walker McSpadden · 180 pages

Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.

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Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest

Ann McGovern · 128 pages

Ten adventures of the legendary outlaw who, with his band, vowed to bring woe to both the greed rich and those without mercy, and to help the innocent and good-hearted.

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Inkspell

Cornelia Funke · 635 pages

When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind. Farid seeks out Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return

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Jackaroo

Cynthia Voigt · 324 pages

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The Outlaws of Sherwood

Robin McKinley · 288 pages

The author retells the adventures of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws who live in Sherwood Forest in twelfth-century England. In the days of King Richard the Lionheart, a young forester named Robin set out one morning for the Nottingham Fair, but he never arrived. By the end of the day a man lay dead in the King's Forest, and Robin was an outlaw with a price on his head. There have been many tal

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Halt's Peril

John Flanagan · 395 pages

The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders has journeyed from kingdom to kingdom, conning the innocent out of their few valuables. Will and Halt, his mentor, are ambushed by the cult's deadly assassins when Halt is pierced by a poisoned arrow. Now Will must travel day and night in search of the one person with the power to cure Halt: Malkallam the Sorcerer. ---------- **Books in this s

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The Adventures of Robin Hood: An English Legend

Paul Creswick · 318 pages

Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny.

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The Last Arrow

Marsha Canham · 464 pages

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Sherwood

Parke Godwin · 526 pages

“In the dark time, with Saxon freedom crushed beneath the iron fist of King William the Conqueror, the cry for a champion resounds throughout the land—and Edward Aelredson, Thane of Denby, answers the call. Forced from his home..., young Edward takes refuge in the ancient forest Sherwood—there to foment rebellion amid its green and silent bowers.”

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Lady Of Sherwood

Jennifer Roberson · 372 pages

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The Wolf and the Raven

Steven A. McKay · 326 pages

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Hood

Stephen R. Lawhead · 490 pages

(from the back cover) Robin Hood : The Legend Begins Anew For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an unexpected setting. Hunted like an animal by Norman invaders, Bran ap Brychan, heir to the throne of Elfael, has abandoned his father's kingdom and fled to the greenwood. There

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Shadow of the Wolf

Tim Hall · 480 pages

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Marlfox

Brian Jacques · 386 pages

Stealth and cunning are the traits of the Marlfox. Known only in Redwall country by legend, they are said to be able to appear and disappear by magic. When the strange creatures begin to appear in Mossflower Woods, it's clear that evil is abroad. A kidnapping and a cunning raid to steal the beautiful Redwall tapestry confirm the worst: Redwall is under threat. Three young ones, squirrels Songbr

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Tales of Robin Hood

Tony Allan, Felicity Brooks · 96 pages

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Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest

Nancy Springer · 192 pages

In her quest to connect with Robin Hood, the father she has never met, thirteen-year-old Rosemary disguises herself as a boy, befriends a half-wolf, half-dog, a runaway princess, and an overgrown boy whose singing is hypnotic, and makes peace with her elfin heritage.

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At the Edge of the World

Avi · 234 pages

Branded as traitors by the king's authorities, Crispin and his guardian, Bear, flee to coastal towns in fourteenth-century England, where they perform a musical juggling act and bond as a family after befriending a disfigured girl.

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Silverthorn

Raymond E. Feist · 352 pages

A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor. To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mytics herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers. Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he wil confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark

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Rise of Empire

Michael J. Sullivan

"The birth of the Nyphron Empire has brought war to Melengar. To save her kingdom, Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian to perform a dangerous mission behind enemy lines"--Provided by publisher.

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The Great and Terrible Quest

Margaret Lovett · 187 pages

A young boy, beaten and mistreated by his grandfather, befriends an old man who has lost his memory, and together they set off on what they only know is a great and terrible quest, with just a verse and a ring as clues.

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The Black Arrow

Robert Louis Stevenson · 298 pages

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