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Is part of Rowan Series Emily Rodda , 1993-2003 series - author children's fiction (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal
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When the man from distant Maris delivers his mysterious message to the people of Rin, Rowan is shocked to discover that it is he who must try to fulfil an ancient promise. Within hours Rowan is travelling far from home, all the way to the glittering sea and into the strange world of the Maris people. But who can he trust and is he brave enough to face the terrors ahead?

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
  • This work is affiliated with Australian Fantasy Fiction and Japan because it has a Japanese translation.

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    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 1996 .
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      Extent: 151p.
      Reprinted: 1996 , 1997 three times , 1999 , 2000
      ISBN: 1862912610
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Americas,      :       Greenwillow Books ,       2002 .
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      Extent: 197p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
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      • Copyright date.
      ISBN: 006029776X
    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 2003 .
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      Extent: 151p.
      Description: illus., maps
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      • An Omnibus Book from Scholastic Australia.
      ISBN: 1862915377
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    y separately published work icon Rowan of Rin : The Journey Emily Rodda , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2004 Z1177820 2004 selected work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure (taught in 2 units) In a tightly paced series of adventures the shy, self-effacing boy Rowan, an unlikely hero, takes on one exciting challenge after another to save first his village, then his people and finally the beasts he loves best, the gentle bukshah. The adventures are thrilling, the monsters terrible and the characters memorable. Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2004
    • Malvern, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 2005 .
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      Extent: 151p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 1862916373
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    y separately published work icon The Journey Emily Rodda , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2023 26379667 2023 selected work children's fiction children's fantasy adventure '“Bravest heart will carry on
    When sleep is death
    And hope is gone.”

    'Rowan doesn’t believe he has a brave heart, but when danger threatens his village of Rin he discovers he is much more resourceful than he could ever have imagined. The Wise Woman Sheba’s ominous words haunt him. Her cryptic riddles are all he has to help him find a way to solve each problem. Rowan must find within himself the means to overcome perils that would daunt the greatest hero: terrifying monsters, the forbidden Mountain and those who would enslave his people. Only when he faces his fears head-on will the true path of his quest be revealed. All five books in a special deluxe 30th anniversary edition of the award-winning Rowan of Rin series, from much-loved master storyteller Emily Rodda, author of the Deltora Quest series.' 

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         Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2023
Alternative title: Bewaarder van het kristal
Language: Dutch
    • Antwerp, Belgium, Western Europe, Europe,: Facet , 1998 .
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      Extent: 151p.
      ISBN: 9050162371, 9789050162371
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Untitled Anne St. John , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , March/April vol. 78 no. 2 2002; (p. 217-218)
— Review of Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
Untitled Kay Weisman , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Booklist , January vol. 98 no. 9-10 2002; (p. 859)
— Review of Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award
Untitled Ashley Freeman , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 35)
— Review of Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 12 no. 1 1997; (p. 35)
— Review of Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
Untitled Ashley Freeman , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 35)
— Review of Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
Little to Excite Little Readers Stephen Sewell , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 August 1997; (p. 10)
— Review of Hannah Plus One Libby Gleeson , 1996 single work children's fiction ; Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
Bright and Bubbly Language' Laurie Copping , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 August 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Hannah Plus One Libby Gleeson , 1996 single work children's fiction ; Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 12 no. 1 1997; (p. 35)
— Review of Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
Untitled Kay Weisman , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Booklist , January vol. 98 no. 9-10 2002; (p. 859)
— Review of Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal Emily Rodda , 1996 single work children's fiction
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award
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