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The Dark Is Rising (The Dark Is Rising Sequence #2)

By Susan Cooper
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By Susan Cooper
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This contemporary fantasy classic is one of my favorite seasonal recommendations because the novel takes place right at midwinter in an idyllic snow-covered village. Will Stanton wakes up on his winter solstice birthday only to discover that he’s the last of the Old Ones, magical beings who have been on the front line of an ancient war between good and evil. This Newbery Honor book is in a series, but easily stands alone.

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers an astounding gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals who fight to keep the powers of evil, the Dark, from taking over the world. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Light and the Dark. But the Dark has already sent out the Rider -- evil cloaked in black, mounted on a midnight stallion -- and has far worse in s...

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