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A Highland lad joins forces with a notorious Scottish âRobin Hoodâ to seek revenge on the greedy laird who destroyed the boyâs village Authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris have garnered resounding critical acclaim for their thrilling historical novels that bring Scotlandâs colorful past to breathtaking life. Now they return to the Highlands with an enthralling tale of a young boyâs lawless coming of age during the dark days of the Clearances. Â The early years of the 19th century are hard times for farmers in the Scottish Highlands. Young Roddy Macallan and his family are among the villagers cruelly driven from their lands when a new laird decides it would be more profitable to lease the ground to English sheep farmers. Returning in secret to the ruins of his home to retrieve a precious family heirloomâa âblessingâ once presented to a Macallan ancestor by Bonnie Prince CharlieâRoddy is discovered and savagely beaten by order of the lairdâs sadistic enforcer, William Rood, who then steals the treasure for his master. Were it not for the timely arrival of the notorious outlaw Alan Dunbar, the boy would surely be dead. Taken under the wing of the infamous âRogue,â young Roddy begins a new life as a renegade. Now, against all odds and with the aid and guidance of his bold criminal mentor, the determined lad will seek a righteous vengeance on the powerful villains who wronged him and his clan. |
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