A Riddle of Roses
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A Riddle of Roses is a book written by Caryl Cude Mullin. It was illustrated by Kasia Charko and released by Second Story Press
in 2000.
like her mother before her, and the quest
she must go on to achieve this goal. She and a Draoi (dro-aw-eye) named Halstatt come together to journey to a great kingdom and drink from a magic cauldron to discover her true destiny.
Second Story Press
Second Story Press is a Canadian book publishing company located in Toronto . Its titles include theinternational bestseller Hana's Suitcase, about Hana Brady , which has been published in over forty countries around the world...
in 2000.
Plot introduction
The story is about an orphan girl named Meryl and her dream of becoming a bardBard
In medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman, to commemorate the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.Originally a specific class of poet, contrasting with another class known as fili in Ireland...
like her mother before her, and the quest
Quest
In mythology and literature, a quest, a journey towards a goal, serves as a plot device and as a symbol. Quests appear in the folklore of every nation and also figure prominently in non-national cultures. In literature, the objects of quests require great exertion on the part of the hero, and...
she must go on to achieve this goal. She and a Draoi (dro-aw-eye) named Halstatt come together to journey to a great kingdom and drink from a magic cauldron to discover her true destiny.