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Donato And The Cartege Blade
Paperback Edition: 1
Donato has spent most of his life in a monastery, helping Cook in the kitchen, serving the monks at mealtimes and trying to avoid the abbot, Brother Benito. His only comfort is time spent with his protector, Brother Francesco, and trips to the top of the church spire. It is the only life he knows, but it is not the one he wants. Donato dreams of castles and adventure, where he is certain he would matter; that his life would somehow have greater meaning.
When the monks travel into Dhogra's city centre to celebrate the Spring Festival, Donato is permitted to go too, but when he gets separated from Brother Francesco, he finds himself inside the castle walls. Spying an unguarded entrance, his fascination pulls him deep into the castle's dark passages, but he's not alone. An overheard conversation convinces Donato the King's life is at risk and he is the only one who can stop the assassin. This decision plunges Donato into a new and unfamiliar world of rivalry and deception. He is set on a path of new friendships and new enemies, and to a destiny he could never have imagined.
Featured in the 1 October 2018 New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 263
Publisher : Mary Egan Publishing
Publication date : 2018-09-01
Subjects: Fiction, Published in New Zealand, Children's & Young Adult, Ages 8-12, NZ Children's / Young Adult, NZ Adventure Stories (Children's / Young Adult), NZ General Fiction (Children's / Young Adult)