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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter.
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
NEWBERY COLLECTION. Newbery medal winner, 1996. In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife and, in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
7) Kringle
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In the fifth century A.D., as order retreats from Britain with the departing Roman Army, orphaned, twelve-year-old Kringle determines to rescue his beloved guardian from the evil goblins who terrorize the countryside by kidnapping and enslaving humans and, in the process, with the help of elves and others along the way, discovers his true destiny.
Author
Series
The youngest Templar volume 2
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
230 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young squire Tristan of the Knights Templar, King's Archer Robard, and Muslim assassin Maryam work together to protect the Holy Grail as they travel toward England, a journey that takes them to the Cathar fortress of Montségur.
Author
Series
The youngest Templar volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
vii, 258 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young Squire Tristan, Robard, Maryam and Angel make one last desperate push to deliver the Holy Grail to safety in 1191 Scotland, but the way is full of danger as new enemies are met and Sir Hugh attempts to thwart them at every turn.
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1997], c1986
Physical Desc
228 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
On her first tour as a knight errant, Alanna assumes a position of influence with a fierce desert tribe, makes some changes in the role of women in the society, and continues her own emotional development.
Author
Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf
Pub. Date
[2000], c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
209 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the eleventh century, the teenage princess Anna Comnena fights for her birthright, the throne to the Byzantine Empire, which she fears will be taken from her by her younger brother John because he is a boy.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
n the vaulted Gothic towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral lives Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer. Mocked and shunned for his appearance, he is pitied only by Esmerelda, a beautiful gypsy dancer to whom he becomes completely devoted. Esmerelda, however, has also attracted the attention of the sinister archdeacon Claude Frollo, and when she rejects his lecherous approaches, Frollo hatches a plot to destroy her, that only Quasimodo can prevent. Victor...
Author
Series
The youngest Templar volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
248 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1191, fifteen-year-old Tristan, a youth of unknown origin raised in an English abbey, becomes a Templar Knight's squire during the Third Crusade and soon finds himself on a mission to bring the Holy Grail to safety.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Description
"It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined: A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided...
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins - one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land.
Author
Series
Song of the lioness volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Pursuing her desire to be a knight, Alanna learns many things in her role as squire to Prince Jonathan, but fears Duke Roger, an ambitious sorcerer with whom she knows she will one day have to deal. "I don't want to fall in love. I just want to be a warrior maiden." Still disguised as a boy, Alanna becomes a squire to none other than the prince of the realm. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna's liege lord, he is also her best friend -- and one of...