Into The Mist (Land of Elyon) by Patrick Carman

Into The Mist (Land of Elyon) by Patrick Carman

Author:Patrick Carman [Carman, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, General, Brothers, Children's Books, Magic, Children's & young adult fiction & true stories, YA), Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Fantasy fiction, Family, Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children: Grades 4-6, Siblings, General fiction (Children's, Adventure and adventurers, Orphans, Orphans & Foster Homes, Family - Siblings, Adventure stories, Family - Orphans & Foster Homes, Adventure fiction, Science Fiction; Fantasy; Magic, Science Fiction; Fantasy; & Magic
ISBN: 9780439899529
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 2007-09-01T07:00:00+00:00


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wood of the deck. It was reflected in Roland's piercing eyes, and I sat up straight, unwilling to allow myself to grow sleepy and miss anything the old man of the sea might share with us. There seemed to be some reason for him to have chosen this night, some reason why he felt the whole story needed to be told before darkness passed into the light of morning. As if we might see something then that we would only understand in the telling of the tale.

"It was a long while before we found our way out of the Great Ravine. Day was like night in the deep and narrow crevice which held us, and there were times when the passageway became so thin we thought of turning back. The wolves had come only a little way in, howling angrily at missing a rare chance to capture such a fine dinner as two boys lost in the wilderness. There were places where we needed to climb and pull one another up, places where sharp corners turned us back and forth against jagged stones. All along the way, water trickled at our feet, and here and there we found small pools to drink from. Everything was damp and cold as we rose higher. Moss began to appear as we came nearer to the top and light wafted into the passage from above. There was plenty to drink, which kept us going, and we had the honeycomb in the bag. We broke off clumps and ate ravenously, and by the time we approached the top half, the honeycomb was gone."

"What did you find when you came out into Fenwick Forest? Was it the same as it is today?" broke in Yipes.



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