Kashka

by Ellen Kindt McKenzie and Cleo Qian

The son of a royal musician tries to prevent Lady Ysene and her brother from using their evil powers to gain control of the kingdom of Darai. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805003274
• ISBN13: 9780805003277
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

This is one of my favorite books!

I first found this book at the library about two years ago and looked for it here. I recently found a used copy and am rereading it again. i THOUGHT THAT THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOOK WERE PURELY AWFULL AND HIDE THE BOOKS' INER truth and wish it be reprinted with a better cover. I also wish that there was alittle more info on the author. Still it is one of the best books of all time

Prequel to Taash and the Jesters

Ms. McKenzie's Taash and the Jesters is one of my all-time favorite books. Somehow I had missed Kashka and was delighted to see it in my local library last year. We just finished reading both books out loud to the kids (7 and 10). The twin cousin jesters are great fun, and I'm glad to learn more about them. In general, I think Ms. McKenzie has wonderful ideas, but I didn't like Kashka as much as Taash and the Jesters. The plot in Kashka was a little too convoluted, and too much time was spent on side characters that weren't particularly interesting. Also, it's not an easy book to read out loud. Still, if you like Taash and the Jesters, you will probably want to read Kashka, and you might even want to reread it. I would recommend starting the series with Taash, and if you are interested go back to read Kashka and the Golden Band of Eddris (I haven't read that book yet, but I'm looking forward to it).

My favorite book of all time!!!

This is a wonderful book which tells the adventures of Piff and Kashka, as they save the kingdom of King Darai from the Lord of Xon and Lady Ysene.