The Legend of the Golden Key
Published in July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-85635-803-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is a tale as old as time, 'The Legend of the Golden Key' is about a beautiful young girl who defies her miserly father and his promise of a fortune in gold and chooses instead to wed her penniless lover. The lovers disappear but what of the fortune? One summer day five young hopefuls decide to solve the mystery of the Golden Key. The story behind the legend is about a beautiful girl in old Ireland who defies her father and his promise of a fortune in gold, and instead chooses to run off with the pennyless love of her life. The pair disappear, but what of the fortune? Tasper and his friends start their quest at the castle, where strange things begin to happen on the grounds and unexplained lights are seen in the sinister fairy fort. Can they solve the riddle? And will the treasure be found?
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cork
Ireland
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85635-803-3 (9781856358033)
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Person
Tom McCaughren is from Ballymena, Co. Antrim, and has written fifteen books altogether, most of them for children and young adults. They have won five awards for literature including The White Ravens from the International Youth Library in Munich, the Reading Association of Ireland Award and the Bisto/Children's Book Trust Books of the Decade Award.