The Blue Sword

Name: The Blue Sword
Author: Robin McKinley

by Robin McKinley

Girl learns swordsmanship and magic while discovering desert warrior heritage

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Robin McKinley

Robin McKinley is an American fantasy author known for her feminist retellings of classic fairy tales and her richly realized secondary worlds. The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown won the Newbery Medal and its honor award respectively. Her novel Beauty was the first modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

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BeautyBelle's curse transforms into redemption through love and sacrifice
Rose DaughterGardener's daughter encounters magical rose and confronts cursed prince
SunshineYoung woman survives vampire attack and hunts supernatural evil
Spindle's EndFairy tale retelling of Sleeping Beauty with spindles and dark magic