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Finnikin of the Rock is a 2009 young adult fantasy novel by Melina Marchetta. Skip to main content. It follows the story of Finnikin of the Rock and his guardian who have been away from home for ten years, since the royal family was killed. Marchetta's fourth novel, the fantasy epic Finnikin of the Rock, was released by Penguin Australia in October 2008. Try Prime Hello. Finnikin of the Rock. Finnikin of the Rock is the first in The Lumatere Chronicles, her epic fantasy trilogy, and has won the 2009 Aurealis award for best YA novel. It is a book that showcases the best of Melina Marchetta - her preoccupation with home and connection, fitting in and finding our place in the world.
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Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta Book Resume: 2008 Printz Award Winner Melina Marchetta crafts an epic fantasy of ancient magic, exile, feudal intrigue, and romance that rivets from the first page. It has since won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and the 2009 ABIA (Australian Booksellers Industry Awards) Book of the Year for Older Children, and was recently shortlisted for the 2009 CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers . Samuel Bingham. Melina Marchetta. Finnikin of the Rock. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Finnikin of the Rock. tags: good, hope, optimism. A girl plagued by dark dreams, who holds the key to their return to the Land. He stands on the rock of the three wonders with his friend Prince Balthazar and Balthazar's cousin, Lucian, and together they mix their blood to safeguard Lumatere. Not since the dark days when the royal family was murdered and the kingdom put under a terrible curse. About Finnikin of the Rock. Sort by. Marchetta, Melina ~ Finnikin of the Rock ~ Candlewick, 2010 ~ 30 chapters + Prologue, 399 pages ~ Audience: teens, adults ~ Rating: Good. Lucian vowed he would be the light whom they traveled toward in times of need.”
Finnikin was only a child during the five days of the unspeakable, when the royal family of Lumatere were brutally murdered, and an imposter seized the throne. Like “Balthazar pledged to die defending his royal house of Lumuatere. 100% Upvoted. ― Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock.
series name: Lumatere Chronicles. Finnikin was only a child during the five days of the unspeakable, when the. Melina Marchetta is the acclaimed and multi-award-winning author of Jellicoe Road, which won the Michael L. Printz medal. 4,436 reviews Finnikin of the Rock and his guardian, Sir Topher, have not been home to their beloved Lumatere for ten years. It was the grip in which one held those fragments that counted.” ― Melina Marchetta, Finnikin of the Rock. Like “He hesitated, remembering something Finnikin had said to him on their journey. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Books. Finnikin was only a child during the five days of the unspeakable, when the royal family of Lumatere were brutally murdered, and an imposter seized the throne. author: Melina Marchetta. That somehow, even in the worst of times, the tiniest fragments of good survive. 2008 Printz Award Winner Melina Marchetta crafts an epic fantasy of ancient magic, exile, feudal intrigue, and romance that rivets from the first page. Finnikin of the Rock marks a departure for the Printz Award winning author Melina Marchetta. By Melina Marchetta.