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Crispin: the Cross of Lead (Crispin (Hardcover)),Used
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Newbery Medal winner The Cross of Lead is "a pageturner from beginning to end... full of adventure, mystery, and action" (School Library Journal).Sometimes I ran, sometimes all I could do was walk. All I knew was that if the steward overtook me, Id not survive for long....Crispin is a poor thirteenyearold peasant in medieval England. Accused of a crime he did not commit, he has been declared a "wolfs head," meaning he may be killed on sight, by anyone. He flees his tiny village with nothing but his mothers cross of lead.In the English countryside, Crispin meets a man named Bear, who forces Crispin to become his servant yet encourages him to think for himself. But as Crispins enemies draw ever closer, he is pulled right into the fortress of his foes, where he must find a way to save their very lives.A master of breathtaking plot twists and vivid characters, awardwinning author Avi brings the full force of his storytelling powers to the world of medieval England. "Avi's plot is engineered for maximum thrills, with twists, turns, and treachery aplenty. . . . A pageturner to delight Avi's fans, it will leave readers hoping for a sequel."Publishers Weekly (starred review) " . . . [T]he book is a pageturner from beginning to end . . . [A] meticulously crafted story, full of adventure, mystery, and action."School Library Journal (starred review)"Historical fiction at its finest."VOYA
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