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    Oberon
    Oberon
    Oberon
    Ebook26 pages16 minutes

    Oberon

    By Svetlana Kovalkova-McKenna

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    A fast paced fantasy-adventure-in-rhyme!
    Our main character, Oberon, is a fifteen-year-old orphan. He wants to avoid being drafted into King Ajax's army. After he escapes from recruiters, he is immersed in a world of war, politics, and magic. Dwarves, elves, werewolves, magic, love and combat! Enjoy the ride!
    Written in a mix of poetry styles by Konstantin McKenna and S. Kovalkova-McKenna.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSvetlana Kovalkova-McKenna
    Release dateSep 11, 2009
    ISBN9781452380155
    Oberon
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    Svetlana Kovalkova-McKenna

    Svetlana Kovalkova–McKenna has studied Journalism and Broadcasting at Moscow State University in Russia and has a Liberal Arts Degree from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a writer, an artist and a member of Nashville Artist Guild, mother of three, and a believer in fairytales.

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      Oberon is a brave young orphan boy who does not want to fight in the evil King Ajax’s army. During his journey to freedom, he runs into werewolves, a beautiful elvin princess, and winds up fighting on the side of the dwarves. Oberon is a hero in a fantasy world that any young boy would love to be a part of. This story, written by Svetlana Kovalkova-McKenna and her eleven-year-old son Konstantin, combines various poetry styles and immerses the reader in a world of magnificent adventure. At the end of the book, Svetlana has included a sampling of each poetry style, written by Konstantin. This book could easily be used as a fun teaching tool to inspire the love of poetry in any child.

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    Oberon - Svetlana Kovalkova-McKenna

    Oberon

    Konstantin McKenna, Svetlana Kovalkova-McKenna

    Oberon

    Copyright © 2009 by Konstantin McKenna, Svetlana Kovalkova-McKenna

    Smashwords Edition

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author.

    Long live Young Poets Societies!!!

    Also, thanks to baby-sister Cecile-Katya for all the help and inspiration!

    Introduction

    Once upon a time, during the summer of 2008, I was teaching my children and their friend a poetry seminar. The goal was to learn about different styles of poetry and to try our hand at writing it. We wrote haiku, senryu, ballads, cinquains, quatrains, couplets, clerihews, limericks and studied all about classic forms of English verse.

    After about a month, I decided to give them each a big project to

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