What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I read this book before 1983. I remember the book being new in the library, perhaps published in early 1980's.

The protagonist is definitely a girl. She becomes a student druid. It's like a school in that there are many students of different levels. They wear different colored cords with beads at their waists to indicate their level. The girl falls in love with a higher-level student or graduate. He resists but ultimately gives in. The story is centered around a Stonehenge-like location. It is pre-Roman Britain. Not Arthurian. The studies might involve some sort of astral location travel (not sure about this last item).

The Sacred Jewel by Nancy Faulkner? "Set in Britain in 30 A.D. against a background of druidic beliefs and customs, this is the story of a druid's daughter and her betrothed, a young bard training for the priesthood." It has different cover images including: https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g...

www.worldcat.org (advanced search) -- Keywords: druids trains | 1950-1985 | Juvenile | Fiction | Book | English


Karen, who are the girl's parents?

Kris, I don't recall any parents as part of the story. I recall that the male was older and perhaps already a priest. The girl is definitely a student. None of these book covers jog my memory. :-(

An Acceptable Time?

Acceptable Time was first published in 1989. I know I read the book before August of 1983. Also, none of the characters are from the present. All are native to very early Britain.

Do you remember the cover?
Part of a series?

I don't remember the cover. I don't believe it was part of a series.

Upon careful thought, I believe I read it before August 1979. I still have the feeling that the book was new.

Karen wrote: "I read this book before 1983. I remember the book being new in the library, perhaps published in early 1980's.

The protagonist is definitely a girl. She becomes a student druid. It's like a schoo..."

I would love to read this, hope you find it!

The Temple of the Sun by Moyra Caldecott

My thanks to Kris for including the WorldCat search. I expanded it to Adult fiction and then eliminated all results that had a male protagonist.

I downloaded the Kindle version and this is definitely the book. Thank you to everyone who helped. The identity of this book has bugged me for a long time. And BONUS: It's part of a series! I never knew that! :-)

Hooray!

Great! Glad we could help.

Thanks for sharing your search strategy, Karen.