false 11312 32 <P> On holiday in Cornwall, the three Drew children discover an ancient map in the attic of the house that they are staying in. They know immediately that it is special. It is even more than that -- the key to finding a grail, a source of power to fight the forces of evil known as the Dark. And in searching for it themselves, the Drews put their very lives in peril. <P> This is the first volume of Susan Cooper's brilliant and absorbing fantasy sequence known as The Dark Is Rising. 742 book 1965 Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising, Book 1) total:3904|5:1014|4:1551|3:1073|2:226|1:40| 3904 14985 5171 358 4 3 false false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 16:50:02 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 16:54:42 -0700 2008 behind a wardrobe. However, my initial reaction was dead wrong. The characters here are exceedingly well-drawn. The Drew children are bratty, catty, prone to s...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 06:10:31 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 17:55:13 -0800 2008
This is probably the fifteenth time I've r...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Sep 30 11:25:18 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 14:47:07 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 11:25:18 -0700 2009 Three kids, Barney, Simon, and Jane, go on vacation with their p...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Aug 17 07:52:38 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 08:00:25 -0700 2007 If you haven't yet read The Chronicles of Narnia, you'll love love love t...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 12:31:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 05:58:17 -0700 2008
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This is the first book in the series, which I didn't know until I'd already read the second one (The Dark is Rising). But really that's ok because this book involves an entirely different set of ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 18:27:39 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:27:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 15:19:49 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 11:34:16 -0700 2009 The Dark is Rising Sequence as a kid? Well, I didn't. I completely missed the boat on this one, but after hearing about how good they were, I decided to finally give them a shot. I was lucky enough to find a boxed set of the books at a library book sale a little while ago and am...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:02:07 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:39:11 -0700 2009 Dark is Rising series, because The Grey King (#4) is a Newbery Medal winner and The Dark is Rising (#2) won a Newbery Honor. In order to read those titles, I wanted to read the rest of the series in sequence. However, Over Sea, Under Stone was not what I was expecting, ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 14:12:09 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 14:14:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 11:42:11 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 09:57:08 -0700 2009
Over Sea, Under Stone is an exciting adventure, fantasy story that involves 3 children seeking a missing grail. Simon, Jane and Barney were on vacation when they discovered an ancient map leading to a grail. Uncle Merryman Lyon...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 26 11:46:38 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 12:50:29 -0800 2009 3 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 20:53:37 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 12:08:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 15:48:53 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 15:48:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 true false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 00:24:44 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:43:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 17 09:59:19 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 08:01:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 07:49:29 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 07:49:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:59:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 09:46:25 -0800 2008 more...]]>