Greenwitch, Susan Cooper
Greenwitch, Susan Cooper
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Greenwitch

Author: Susan Cooper

Narrator: Alex Jennings

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/08/2007


Synopsis

Simon, Jane and Barney, enlisted by their mysterious great uncle, arrive in a small coastal town to help recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the forces of evil, the Dark. They are not at first aware of the strange powers of another boy brought to help, Will Stanton—nor of the sinister significance of the Greenwitch, an image of leaves and branches that for centuries has been cast into the sea for good luck in fishing and harvest.
Their search for the grail sets into motion a series of disturbing, sometimes dangerous events that, at their climax, bring forh a gift that, for a time at least, will keep the Dark from rising.

About The Author

Susan Cooper is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement. Her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor and has sold millions of copies worldwide. She is also the author of Victory, a Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth book and a Washington Post Top 10 for Children novel; King of Shadows, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor book; The Boggart; Seaward; and many other acclaimed novels for young readers. She lives in Massachusetts. Alex Jennings is an English actor whose roles have included Charles, Prince of Wales in The Queen. He’s narrated The Dark Is Rising Sequence series by Susan Cooper.


Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on June 13, 2018

Synopsis: Children shouldn't play with dead things, wild things, or green things; but if they do, they shouldn't stint on the compliments. A little empathy goes a long way! This middle volume of Cooper's wonderful series is the second and last to center on the Drew siblings, "the three from the track......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on January 14, 2016

Greenwitch is the shortest book of the sequence, and yet that doesn’t mean that little happens. It’s perhaps the most densely packed with symbolism and meaning and mythology that you just can’t get a handle on: the drowned man, the ship going inland, Roger Toms, the Wild Magic… This book, to me, emp......more

Goodreads review by Trish on June 12, 2024

In this 3rd installment of the series Will meets the siblings from book 1! It was a curious jump from one set of MCs to the other (from book 1 to book 2) but it all came together nicely in this volume. As it turns out, Will is actually related to Simon, Jane and Barnaby (kinda) AND they all know "unc......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on December 13, 2009

I'm probably becoming repetitive with my reviews of this sequence. Parts of this book, especially the descriptions, are just glorious and perfect. I think of it as the book that focuses more on Jane, too, which is always interesting as she's the only real key female character. It also contains one o......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on May 15, 2024

This one really is very odd. These first books are very episodic, sort of setting up the final battle, and this one in particular is like, "Then this happened, as it had to, before we get to the real meaty part of the adventure." Also, it just highlights what I've always thought, Simon is a total DI......more