There is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden within a certain hill, that will be found by a boy
and a white dog with silver eyes -- a dog that can see the wind. Will Stanton knew nothing of this
when he came to Wales to recover from a severe illness. But when he met Bran, the strange boy who
owned a white dog, he began to remember. For Will is the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals
dedicated to saving the world from the forces of evil, the Dark. And it is Will's task to wake --
with the golden harp -- the six who must be roused from their long slumber in the Welsh hills to
prepare for the last battle between the Dark and the Light.

 

This book was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 1975 by Simon & Schuster .

SUSAN COOPER is the Newbery Award-winning author of dozens of books, including The Boggart and the acclaimed The Dark Is Rising series.