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Britain, AD 631. Nine-year-old Essa has spent his entire life travelling the roads of Britain with his father, Cai. Until the night the pair arrive in a small Wolf Folk village, and Essa wakes up alone the following morning. When he sees that Cai has left his sword, the Silver Serpent, behind, Essa knows his father isn't coming back. Five years later, Essa has become a part of the village his father abandoned him in. Until the day he is forced to defend himself, and his best friend Lark, by killing a stranger who attacks him, unprovoked, in the meadow near the village. A stranger who recognizes Essa's face. Not long after, Egric the Aethling, heir to the throne of the Wolf Folk, arrives in the village and binds Essa to his service. He sends Essa on a midnight mission to spy on the Mercian camp nearby, where King Penda is gathering his men to attack the Wolf Folk. When Essa encounters his long-vanished father in the enemy camp, he finds himself on an epic journey, with only the

Download Beastly by Alex Flinn for Free!

Head on over to Audio Book Community to download Beastly by Alex Flinn, a modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast, for free! Hurry though - it's only available for a week. To listen, you'll need to download Overdrive Media Console, which is available through Audio Book Community or through CountyCat , so if you already download audiobooks through the library, you're all set. Beastly is also coming to a theater near you in March of 2011 (it was supposed to come out this summer but was pushed back) - check out the trailer on IMDB . Looks like The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is also available for free download this week! Megan

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