Sherwood
School year: Year 10, Year 11, Year 9
No. of pages 480
Published: 2019
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This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.
There are 480 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
Meagan Spooner was born in Washington, D. C. , where she grew up reading and writing every spare moment of the day. She has travelled all over the world to places like Egypt, Greece, Antarctica, the Galapagos, Chile, the Arctic Circle and Australia, and graduated with a degree in playwriting from Hamilton College in New York. When she's not writing about the end of the world, she's writing about its beginning, indulging a lifelong obsession with mythology and fairy tales.
This book features the following character:
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is the heroic outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, living in Sherwood Forest with his band of Merry Men.
"Spooner masterfully weaves a tale about grief, idealism, and identity. Marian's Robin Hood proposes `the idea that one man could make a difference'-and that one woman can, too." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"A lively adventure featuring a lionhearted heroine... plenty of appeal for readers of Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small quartet." -- Booklist
"Steeped in tradition but infused with feminism and political concerns, a Robin Hood for a new audience." -- Kirkus Reviews
"I wept, reading it. My heart needed it so badly." -- Amie Kaufman, author of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae series
Praise for Hunted: "Spooner creates a detailed world populated by complex characters... An elegant, classic, and vivid fairy tale." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Unlike the cardboard heroes of fairytales, Yeva is a very human girl who must discover the meaning of the deep yearning that has always been within her. The author's depictions will keep the reader spellbound." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
"A haunting and romantic exploration of love and what sacrifices come with freedom." -- Marie Lu, author of the Legend and The Young Elites trilogies
"Haunting and graceful, with an edge that draws blood when you least expect it, Hunted is a masterpiece. Spooner deftly weaves together fairytale with fantasy, bringing to life an immersive, unforgettable world, a heart-wrenching romance, and a badass heroine." -- Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of Illuminae and The Starbound Trilogy
"Elements of Russian folklore thread through this revision of "Beauty and the Beast," and the smooth storytelling effectively creates atmosphere and mood as well as relaying the tale. Much time is spent on details... they all work to create a richly immersive and creatively fresh world for a familiar story." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books