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Zusatztext "A fun read." Informationen zum Autor Allan Stratton is the internationally acclaimed author of the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Chanda's Secrets . His novel Chanda's Wars was a Junior Library Guild selection, and his other novels, Borderline and Leslie's Journal , were both ALA Best Book for Young Adults selections. Allan has safaried in Africa, hiked the Great Wall of China, explored pyramids in Egypt, and flown over Cappadocia in a balloon. He lives with his partner in Toronto with four cats and a whole lot of fish. Klappentext Hans doesn't know who he is or where he came from. When he was a baby, he washed ashore in a wooden box and was adopted by the conniving grave robber, Knobbe the Bent. Now fate has thrown him together with Angela von Schwanenberg, a young countess fleeing for her life from the evil Archduke Arnulf and his dreaded Necromancer. Together, these friends are on a daring quest to discover Hans' true identity and to save Angela's parents from the archduke. Join Hans and Angela on their grand adventure as they ride through the depths of the great forest, sled down a mountain in a coffin, and sneak along the secret passageways of the archduke's palace. The Grave Robber's Apprentice is a world of highwaymen, hermits, and dancing bears; and of a boy separated from his family by the sea. In this world anything is possible with luck and imagination?even for a grave robber's apprentice. Zusammenfassung Hans doesn't know who he is or where he came from. When he was a baby! he washed ashore in a wooden box and was adopted by the conniving grave robber! Knobbe the Bent. Now fate has thrown him together with Angela von Schwanenberg! a young countess fleeing for her life from the evil Archduke Arnulf and his dreaded Necromancer. Together! these friends are on a daring quest to discover Hans' true identity and to save Angela's parents from the archduke. Join Hans and Angela on their grand adventure as they ride through the depths of the great forest! sled down a mountain in a coffin! and sneak along the secret passageways of the archduke's palace. The Grave Robber's Apprentice is a world of highwaymen! hermits! and dancing bears; and of a boy separated from his family by the sea. In this world anything is possible with luck and imagination—even for a grave robber's apprentice. ...
