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A Wizard of Earthsea Study Guide

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by Ursula K. Le Guin
About 62 pages (18,620 words)
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A Wizard of Earthsea Study Guide consists of approx. 62 pages of summaries and analysis on A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Browse the literature study guide below:

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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin is a classic coming of age tale. Ged is a prideful youth who attempts to use magic to outsmart his nemesis and instead ends up releasing a shadow from another realm. Ged must learn to face his own personality flaws in order to survive the fight of his life. A Wizard of Earthsea is a study of human behavior set in a fantastic world of fantasy and magic from a well-loved fantasy writer on her first endeavor in children's literature. (read more)
      Chapter 1, Warriors in the Mist
      Chapter 2, The Shadow
      Chapter 3, The School for Wizards
      Chapter 4, The Loosing of the Shadow
      Chapter 5, The Dragon of Pendor
      Chapter 6, Hunted
      Chapter 7, The Hawk's Flight
      Chapter 8, Hunting
      Chapter 9, Iffish
      Chapter 10, The Open Sea

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