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The Carnegie Medal–winning classic about a most unusual dinner service and the ancient, deadly magic it holds.
Three teenagers, Alison, Roger, and Gwyn, hear strange noises coming from the attic of their summer home. When Gwyn, the housekeeper's son, investigates he finds a stack of old dinner plates. Immediately Alison begins creating owls by tracing the floral pattern on every plate. As each plate is completed, the patterns and owls mysteriously vanish. Gwyn tries to make sense of it all with Alison's help but her mum forbids any contact. Distraught, Gwyn runs away but returns after he learns the truth. Garner's work of fiction is a complicated story that may need to be read more than once to be fully understood. A tragic Welsh love affair is repeated through Alison, Gwyn, and Roger. Gwyn must solve the mystery before it is too late. In the end Gwyn gets answers from a surprising source. Several examples of classism are apparent in this novel. The reader will either love or hate this story. 2006 (orig. 1967), Odyssey Classics/Harcourt, Ages 12 up.
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Dimitrios Papakyriakopoulos
reviewed Owl Service on December 21, 2010
Owl Service
[perhaps i secretly yearn to replace my own muddy, goulash-like ancestry with something mystical, with ancient secrets flowing through my veins and a terrrible destiny to be fulfilled! or perhaps not. i like goulash.
my last name, "Molnar", is a hungarian last name, just like goulash, although i am not remotely hungarian. but in honor of my last name, here is a recipe:
TRANSYLVANIAN GOULASH
4 tbsp. sunflower or canola oil
2 yellow onions, chopped
1 1â„2 lbs. beef chuck, trimmed and cut into 1â„2" cubes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1â„4 cup sweet paprika
2 tsp. dried marjoram
2 tsp. caraway seeds
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 medium carrots, cut into 1â„2" cubes
2 medium parsnips, cut into 1â„2" cubes
1 1â„2 lbs. medium new potatoes, peeled and cut into 1â„2" cubes
1 tomato, cored and chopped
1 priest or pastor or other religious official, cored and chopped *optional
1 Italian frying pepper, chopped
1 lb chubby Italian man, chopped *optional
the blood of a young or at least young-ish virgin. no nun blood! *optional
1. Heat oil in a 5-qt. dutch oven over medium heat. Add onions, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to high. Add beef, Italian chubber, the religious official of your choice or denomination, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, uncovered, stirring only once or twice, until the meat is lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Stir in paprika, marjoram, caraway, and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add carrots, parsnips, blood of virgin, and 5 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Simmer, covered, until the beef is nearly tender, about 40 minutes.
2. Add potatoes and cook, uncovered, until tender, about 25 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and peppers; cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with rye bread, if you like.
SERVES 4 - 6, or 14 - 16 if including optional ingredients.
yum, just look at the bloody goodness of this special goulash. delicioso!
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