The accidental highwayman : being the tale of Kit Bristol, his horse Midnight, a mysterious princess, and sundry magical persons besides
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Tripp, Ben, 1966-
Published
New York : Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
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Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade 2021
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile 900 to 999
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Arcadia Public Library - Children's Fiction
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Published
New York : Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 6.8, 15 Points

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In eighteenth-century England, young Christopher "Kit" Bristol is the unwitting servant of notorious highwayman Whistling Jack. One dark night, Kit finds his master bleeding from a mortal wound, dons the man's riding cloak to seek help, and changes the course of his life forever. Mistaken for Whistling Jack and on the run from redcoats, Kit is catapulted into a world of magic and wonders he thought the stuff of fairy tales. Bound by magical law, Kit takes up his master's quest to rescue a rebellious fairy princess from an arranged marriage to King George III of England. But his task is not an easy one, for Kit must contend with the feisty Princess Morgana, goblin attacks, and a magical map that portends his destiny: as a hanged man upon the gallows ...

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LC Subjects
Action and adventure fiction.
Brigands and robbers -- Juvenile fiction.
Fairies -- Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Fate and fatalism -- Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
Princesses -- Juvenile fiction.
Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Action and adventure fiction.
Brigands and robbers.
Fairies.
Fantasy fiction.
Fate and fatalism.
Fiction.
Great Britain.
Historical fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Magic.
Princesses.
Quests (Expeditions)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tripp, B. (2014). The accidental highwayman: being the tale of Kit Bristol, his horse Midnight, a mysterious princess, and sundry magical persons besides (First edition.). Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tripp, Ben, 1966-. 2014. The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides. Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tripp, Ben, 1966-. The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tripp, Ben. The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides First edition., Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2014.

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