Raphael and the Noble Task

Authors: Salton, Catherine
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
BISAC/Subject: FIC000000, FIC009000, FIC028000
ISBN: 9780062030429, Related ISBNs: 0062030426, 9780060196752, 9780062030429
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 176,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

Raphael is a griffin, one of the ferocious stone creatures sworn to guard the Cathedral from harm. Yet Raphael feels a mysterious longing for something more -- a Noble Task, one that will bring meaning to his life.

When a baby is abandoned at the Cathedral door, Raphael believes he's found his Noble Task at last. But Raphael soon learns that caring for the child brings danger and sacrifice as well as love. And when the baby's mother returns, only to find that her child is missing, Raphael must set things right by performing an act of enormous courage: an act that depends not only on a legend kept secret for generations but that will demand of him all of his heart and soul to prevail.

More than twenty illustrations bring the characters of the Cathedral to life in this unforgettable adventure, destined to be cherished as an enduring Christmas classic.

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