Rowan of Rin
By: Emily Rodda
Fantasy
Rowan is born into the town of Rin where his late father is known as a ledgend. Rowan faces fear, timidity, and failure in his community. Rowan is everything that his father was not.
Rowans town is in danger when the sweet water from the mountain tops suddenly stops running and the bukshah have nothing to drink. The town relies on the bukshah for their food, clothes, transportation of wares, and for Rowan--friendship. The town seeks the help of the towns medicine woman. She sends them away with riddles but no answer. Rowan discovers her cleverness when he finds a map in a stick presented by the elder lady. The map shows the way up the mountain, but it only works when Rowan is holding it.
This new event means that Rowan must join the crew of brave citizens that hae volunteered to climb the mountain, dragon and all. The townfolk laugh at this idea, Rowan's mother is horrified, and the mountain crew is irritated to think that he will be joining them with all his uselessness.
The journey is full of dangerous situations as the elder had predicted and one by one, the crew returns home in shame. In the end, it is up to Rowan and Strong John to save Rin. The turning point is when Rowan makes the choice the first save Strong John. As predicted, Rowan was the only one smart enough to conquer the mountain because he was the only one smart enough to embrace fear. (review by: Della McGinley)
Rodda, Emily, Rowan of Rin, Australia, Omnibus Books, 1993
ISBN: 0-06-441019-6
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