by George Hagen
Except for this.
Occasionally, on those moonless nights when the sky was especially dark and not a soul was on the street, a solitary black bird sprang from the window of that brownstone on Fifth Street and soared above the rooftops of Brooklyn. Not even the great horned owls went near this creature, for it was larger than any raven or owl and its bright yellow eyes glowed in the dark—just like a valraven’s.
George Hagen is the author of Gabriel Finley and the Raven’s Riddle, which School Library Journal, in a starred review, declared, “A great read for fantasy lovers who have worn out their copies of Harry Potter.”
He also wrote two novels for adults: The Laments, a Washington Post bestseller and recipient of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, which Publishers Weekly called “a funny, touching novel about the meaning of family,” and Tom Bedlam, which was described by Booklist as “Dickensian in scope and spirit….Shot through with humor, and populated with a cast of eccentric charmers.”
George lived on three continents by the time he was twelve. The father of three children, he now lives in Brooklyn. To learn more, visit gabrielfinley.com.
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