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Andre Norton's "The Jargoon Pard" follows Kethan, a young boy who is gifted a belt whose clasp is a leopard‑head made of jargoon stone. Unable to remove the belt, Kethan becomes a hybrid of man and beast, setting the stage for a dramatic clash between the forces of good and evil in the imaginary realm of Witch World.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Andre Norton
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