The YOUNG MERLIN SERIES was written
by Jane Yolen and is geared to Middle-graders. It might also be for
Tweens except for the stark environment and what one reviewer --Julie
Corsaro at ALA Booklist-- describes as "the sophisticated style" and
"complex theme of the search for identity".
Book 1:
3.46 Stars from 268 GoodReaders
In
a Medieval forest 8 year old Merlin struggles to survive. Surviving on
plants and a few fish he faces hardship and danger until one day a man
comes to the forest with a hunting hawk, and Merlin, fascinated boy by
the bird, follows the man out of the woods to the first bed, bath, and
bread he has seen in a year
Reading Information:
Word Count: 11,930
Page Count: 76
Accelerated Reading level: 5.1 / Points 2.0
AR Quiz #14481
Lexile: 860
Book 2:
HOBBY3.48 Stars from 207 GoodReaders
Merlin's
foster family dies in a fire and he is once again loose in the harsh
Medieval world. Captured by a rogue and plagued with dreams, he
continues his journey to become the most powerful magician of all.
Word Count: 14422
Page Count: 90
Accelerated Reading level: 5.0 / Points 2.0
AR Quiz #14470
Lexile: 770
Book 3:
MERLIN3.55 Stars from 201 GoodReaders
Once again captured, Merlin manages to escape with the aid of the future King Arthur.
Word Count: 13674
Page Count: 90
Accelerated Reading level: 4.9 / Points 2.0
AR Quiz #16916
Lexile: 780
compiled by Pam at GoodBooksforKidsLists!
