The House on Falling Star Hill

The House on Falling Star Hill is a children's fantasy novel by Michael Molloy. It is intended for 9- to 12-year-olds, that is, the tween market.^[1]

Plot summary

The novel's protagonist is Tim, a boy, who befriends a girl (Sarre) from another world.^[2] The two travel to a fantastic kingdom where an evil duke is plotting malevolence and where huge birds, used as transport, are menaced by disease spores. With the help of a group of roving merchants and minstrels, and a warrior, the children save the kingdom.^[3]

References

1. "The House on Falling Star Hill". Scholastic. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
2. "The House on Falling Star Hill". Scholastic. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
3. "The House on Falling-Star Hill". goodtoread.org. July 31, 2005. Retrieved September 14, 2010.

External links

• Christina Hardyment (April 2, 2004). "The best books for 8- to 12-year-olds reviewed". The Independent. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
• Joni R. Bodart. "The House on Falling Star Hill Booktalk". Teachers (Scholastic). Retrieved September 14, 2010.