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Rodda, Emily
ROWAN AND THE KEEPER OF THE CRYSTAL
New York : Greenwillow Books, 2002.
IL 3-6, RL 4.4
ISBN 0060297778
In the third book about Rowan, he travels with his mother to the Maris folk on the coast.  Jiller is destined to chose the new Keeper of the Crystal.  The Keeper will lead the Maris when the old Keeper dies.  If a new Keeper is not chosen before his death, the Crystal will die and the Maris will lose protection from the  Zebak.  When Jiller is poisoned on her way, Rowan breaks tradition by declaring a new way to chose a new Keeper.  The three candidates must travel to an island in search of a cure for Jiller.
SUBJECTS:     Heroes -- Fiction.
                       Crystals -- Fiction.
                        Riddles -- Fiction.
                        Fantasy.

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