Scarlet (Scarlet Series #1)

by A. C. Gaughen

Overview

Robin Hood is given a fresh, feminine twist in this romantic retelling from the point of view of "Will Scarlet"

* "A rip-roaring tale." --Booklist, starred review

Scarlet is good at keeping secrets. To the people of Nottingham, she's Will Scarlet, the young lad who protects those who cannot protect themselves. To Robin Hood and his band of thieves, she's the girl with a tongue as sharp as her knives. But nobody knows the truth about Scarlet's life before Nottingham--not even Rob, whose quick smiles have the rare power to unsettle her. And when someone from her past comes hurtling back into her life, everything she's fought for is suddenly at risk, including her own life . . .

Don't miss these other books from A. C. Gaughen:

The Scarlet series
Scarlet
Lady Thief
Lion Heart

The Elementae series
Reign the Earth
Imprison the Sky

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802723888
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/14/2012
Series:	A. C. Gaughen's Scarlet Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	902,596
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

A. C. Gaughen is the author of the Elementae series and of Scarlet, Lady Thief, and Lion Heart. She serves as the Director of Girls' Leadership for the non-profit Boston GLOW, creating opportunities to encourage and engage teen girls in the Greater Boston area. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from St. Andrews University in Scotland and a Masters in Education from Harvard University.

www.acgaughen.com
@acgaughen
A. C. Gaughen is the author of the Elementae series and of Scarlet, Lady Thief, and Lion Heart. She serves as the Director of Girls' Leadership for the non-profit Boston GLOW, creating opportunities to encourage and engage teen girls in the Greater Boston area. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from St. Andrews University in Scotland and a Masters in Education from Harvard University.
www.acgaughen.com
@acgaughen

Editorial Reviews

"'Not your English teacher's version of Robin Hood,' Gaughen's novel 'reimagines' the classic tale, filling it with adventure, adrenaline-charged fight scenes, danger, and chivalry." - VOYA


"The fast-paced plot is easy to follow and filled with interesting details about the difficulties of medieval peasant life...Scarlet is an appealing, fiercely independent young woman." - School Library Journal

From the Publisher

Gr 8–10—Plenty of swashbuckling adventure and a hearty dose of romance power this re-imagining of the legend of Robin Hood. Only this time, one of the Merry Men is a female thief disguised as Will Scarlet. She refuses to reveal how she incurred the scar across her cheek or any other details of her earlier life. However, for the outlaws, her quick thinking and expertise with knives are reason enough to allow her to keep her secrets. When the Sheriff of Nottingham tasks the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne (Scarlet's former fiancé) with capturing Robin once and for all, she vows to save her hero, no matter what the personal cost. The fast-paced plot is easy to follow and filled with interesting details about the difficulties of medieval peasant life. Most of the traditional aspects of the legend are intact, so readers will recognize the familiar settings, characters, and premise, but the added mystery as to why Scarlet is hiding among Robin's men adds another dimension that will entice female readers. Some graphic epithets and occasional blasphemous curses pepper the dialogue, but they are not overused and language reads true to the period. While Gaughen's work is not as inventive as Lisa Klein's Ophelia (Bloomsbury, 2006) or as poignant as Robin McKinley's classic Beauty (Harper, 1978), his Scarlet is an appealing, fiercely independent young woman.—Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, The Naples Players, FL

School Library Journal