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Book design by Krista Vossen

Map by Elena Furrow

The text for this book is set in Adobe Jenson Pro.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948–

Hidden / Donna Jo Napoli. — First edition.

pages cm

Companion book to: Hush.

Summary: When a marauding slave ship captures her sister, Melkorka, eight-year-old Brigid is lost at sea but survives, disguised as a boy, and sets out to rescue Melkorka, and as the years pass she becomes a woman, reputed to be fierce enough to conquer a man, but desirous only of reuniting with her family.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-4424-8300-2 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-4424-8303-3 (eBook)

[1. Voyages and travels—Fiction. 2. Princesses—Fiction. 3. Conduct of life—Fiction. 4. Coming of age—Fiction. 5. Sex role—Fiction. 6. Sisters—Fiction. 7. Middle Ages—Fiction. 8. Europe—History—10th century—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.N15Hid 2014

[Fic]—dc23

2014011732