RANGER'S APPRENTICE

Book 4: Oakleaf Bearers

by JOHN FLANAGAN

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New softcover book, the fourth in the exciting series. 330 pages, published 2006.

The courage of a warrior. The skill of a thief. Meet your new hero

Can sworn enemies fight side by side to save their lives and their kingdoms?

Just as spring approaches and Will and Evanlyn can finally escape Skandia, Evanlyn is carried off by mysterious horsemen. Will sets out after them, but one boy against six fierce Temujai warriors is impossible odds - even for a Ranger's apprentice. Halt and Horace arrive just in time to rescue them, and the four are overjoyed to be reunited. But there is no time to celebrate as Halt realises that the Temujai they discovered are only the scouts for a massive invasion force. The Skandians don't have a chance, unless they accept the help of their sworn enemies from Araluen.

Note: Book 4 was released under a different title (The Battle for Skandia) in the USA but it's the same book as Oakleaf Bearers.

Praise and Awards Short-Listings for the Series

• Aurealis Awards - Children's Novel finalist (Books One and Four) and Highly Commended (Book Three)

• Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book (Books One, Two and Five)

• New York Times Bestseller - children's chapter books (Book Two)

• Longlisted for the Ottakar's Children's Book Prize 2006-07, UK (Book One)

• Nominated for the Grand Canyon Reader Award - Tween Books 2008, Arizona, US (Book One)

Other books in the series:

1. The Ruins of Gorlan
2. The Burning Bridge
3. The Icebound Land
4. Oakleaf Bearers (called The Battle for Skandia in the US)
5. The Sorcerer in the North
6. The Siege of Macindaw
7. Erak's Ransom
8. The Kings of Clonmel
9. Halt's Peril (proposed title)

Books 1 - 4 are also now available as a boxed set

About the author:

John Flanagan's bestselling Ranger's Apprentice adventure series originally comprised twenty short stories, which John wrote to encourage his twelve-year-old son, Michael, to enjoy reading. The series has come a long way since then. Now sold to fourteen countries, the series has appeared on the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller List and is regularly shortlisted in children's book awards in Australia and overseas. John, a former television and advertising writer, lives with his wife, Leonie, in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly. He is currently writing further titles in the Ranger's Apprentice series.

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Rangers Apprentice Book 4 Oakleaf Bearers by John Flanagan