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The Shifting Sands

by Emily Rodda · 2000

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When the seven gems of the magic Belt of Deltora were stolen, the evil Shadow Lord invaded the kingdom and enslaved its people. Determined to rid their land of the tyrant, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are on a dangerous quest to find the lost gems, which are hidden in fearsome places throughout the kingdom.The time has come to seek the fourth gem, kept jealously by an unknown guardian in a barren wasteland. Separation, confusion, and strange, terrible enemies await the three heroes in the harsh landscape of the Shifting Sands.

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dragonsdragonsMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisepic fantasyepic fantasyMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of thisNetherlandsNetherlandsMore like thisLess of this
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action packedaction packedMore like thisLess of thisdarkdarkMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 131 pages

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