A String in the Harp

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After the death of his wife, David Morgan uproots his 3 kids from their home in America and moves them to the tiny coastal village of Borth, Wales (pictured). The move is hardest on the middle child who hates his new home until he finds an ancient artifact that connects him through time to the bard, Taliesin.

I loved this middle-grades fantasy, especially the subtlety of the magic involved, which takes a back seat to the family relationships.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @batsy Definitely try to track this one down! It felt so much like a Dark is Rising book with the magic turned down just a few notches. 5y

batsy I'm totally sold on this based on your review 👍🏽 5y

rockpools BORTH!!!! 💖 Not a place I ever expected to see on Litsy. 5y

TobeyTheScavengerMonk @RachelO This book is soooo in love with Borth and the bog and the sea and Aberystwyth and Wales as a whole. 5y

rockpools @TobeyTheScavengerMonk A completely understandable reaction on all counts! I‘m going to have to track this down. 5y

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk

A String in the Harp | Nancy Bond

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk

A String in the Harp | Nancy Bond

Miracle Max is the Jack of Clubs in the Princess Bride deck that I‘ve been using for bookmarks, so every time I open my book I think (say it with me now) “Have fun storming the castle!”

saresmoore You have the coolest nerdifacts. (I don‘t know if that works, but I‘m trying it—a pun of artifacts or a respelling of “nerdy facts”?) 5y

AlaMich 😂 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @saresmoore #nerdifacts I love it! 5y

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AiBBot I am using a Penny Dreadful deck of cards for my bookmarks. So fun but maybe not kid friendly. (edited) 5y

IamIamIam 🤣🤣🤣👍👏 5y

Lcsmcat 😂 5y

Bradleygirl OH MY GOSH. I NEED THESE IMMEDIATELY. 5y

LibrarianRyan I WANT,!! 5y

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk

A String in the Harp | Nancy Bond

Someone should tell Peter that this is where you have to be in a middle-grades fantasy for the plot to kick in.

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk

A String in the Harp | Nancy Bond

#Starting this gift from a friend.

It feels exactly like the kind of middle-grades fantasy that I read all the time as a kid and reread as comfort food in college.

Major Susan Cooper vibes, if you get my drift.

batsy Saw your blurb, quote, and the book description and #instastack 5y

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