The Hound of Rowan

The Hound of Rowan (2007) is the first book of the Tapestry Series illustrated and written by American author Henry H. Neff, about a twelve-year-old boy named Max McDaniels who comes across a strange Celtic tapestry one day in a secret room in a museum. Max finds a letter in his coat pocket afterwards that leads him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where other gifted students like him go.[1][2]

The Hound of Rowan
First edition
AuthorHenry H. Neff
Cover artistCory Godbey
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
Published2007
PublisherYearling
Media typePrint (audiobook, ebook, hardcover, paperback)
Pages488
ISBN978-0375838958

Characters
  • Max McDaniels is a twelve-year-old boy from Chicago who lives with his father, Scott McDaniels. His mother disappeared a few years prior to the beginning of the book.
  • David Menlo is Max's roommate at Rowan and one of his close friends.
  • Nigel Bristow is the recruiter that tests Max prior to attending Rowan.
  • Gabrielle Richter is the director of Rowan Academy.

Chapters
  • The Boy, The Train and the Tapestry
  • Three Soft Knocks
  • A Time to Choose
  • The Flight to Rowan
  • Evils Old and New
  • The Last Lymrill
  • A Full House
  • The New and Weird
  • A Golden Apple in the Orchard
  • The Course
  • All Hallow's Eve
  • Secret Prisons
  • Fibs and a Fiddle
  • Meeting the Vyes
  • Unexpected Guests
  • Rowan's New Resident
  • The Hound of Ulster
  • Smugglers on the North Atlantic
  • The Crypt of Marley Augur
  • Father and Son

Reception

The Hound Of Rowan was nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet Award.[3][4] Awarded the Missouri Truman Award and Northern California Book of the year.

References
  1. "The Hound of Rowan". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. "The Hound of Rowan: The Tapestry, Book 1 Book Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. "2009-2010 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List, Previous Master Lists - Texas Bluebonnet Award, Books". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. "Book Awards > Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee". LibraryThing. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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