{"product_id":"outcast-by-rosemary-sutcliff","title":"Outcast by Rosemary Sutcliff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom author Rosemary Sutcliff, author of the classic tale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle of the Ninth,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecomes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutcast\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale of an orphan boy in the ancient world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a Roman ship is wrecked off the coast of Britain, an infant, Beric, is the only survivor, saved by members of a British tribe. They name him Beric and bring him up among them, until the time comes when they can ignore his ancestry no longer. Then Beric is cast out from the only home he has ever known and forced to find his one place in a treacherous world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith illustrations by Richard Kennedy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutcast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is sure to delight middle grade lovers of historical adventure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"How Beric survived...is not only incredible but gripping, convincing fiction.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosemary Sutcliff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle of the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silver Branch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lantern Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which won the Carnegie Medal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle of the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is now a major motion picture, The Eagle, directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Channing Tatum. Born in Surrey, Sutcliff spent her childhood in Malta and on various other naval bases where her father was stationed. At a young age, she contracted Still's Disease, which confined her to a wheelchair for most of her life. Shortly before her death, she was named Commander of the British Empire (CBE) one of Britain's most prestigious honors. She died in West Sussex, England, in 1992.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e (1910-1989) was a children's book illustrator for Eilís Dillon, J.M. Barrie, and Astrid Lindgren, among others. He also wrote books such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Love Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the memoir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Boy at the Hogarth Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which chronicled his experiences as a teenager helping Leonard and Virginia Woolf with their printing press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 10-14\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarrar Straus \u0026amp; Giruox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eOctober 30, 1995\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.61\" H x 7.6\" L x 5.11\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e240 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44921016189114,"sku":"9780374456733","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/91xOrHAjKGL._SL1500.jpg?v=1749739843","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/outcast-by-rosemary-sutcliff","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}