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The Kestrel

The Kestrel
Lloyd Alexander

The Kestrel is a fantasy novel by American writer Lloyd Alexander, the second of three books often called the Westmark trilogy. The novel won the Parent's Choice Award in fiction for Fall 1982.It is set in Westmark, "an imaginary kingdom with a post-Napoleonic cast".

“He was a great poet" They lamented.

No, he was not a great poet," said Theo, "He was a good poet, he could have been better. That's the real loss don't you see?”

Lloyd Alexander book The Kestrel

Source: The Kestrel

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