The Wordsmith
| By: | Patricia Forde |
| Publisher: | Little Island |
| Published: | December 2015 |
| Categories: | Young Adult/Teen |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Paperback |
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On the death of her master, Letta is suddenly promoted from apprentice to wordsmith, charged with collecting and archiving words in post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval Ark. When she uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language and rob the people of Ark of the power of speech, she realises that she has to save not only words, but the culture itself.
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