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The Door in the Wall: (Newbery Medal Winner)
Contributor(s): De Angeli, Marguerite (Author)
ISBN: 0440402832     ISBN-13: 9780440402831
Publisher: Yearling Books
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 1990
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Annotation: Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in one stroke: He falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him and Robin is left alone.


A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark's where he is taught woodcarving and--much harder--patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it."


Robin soon enough learns what Brother Luke means. And when the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, it is Robin, who cannot mount a horse and ride to battle, who saves the townspeople and discovers there is more than one way to serve his king..
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Medieval
- Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Young Adult Fiction | Classics
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 88031291
Lexile Measure: 920
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.29" W x 7.66" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Topical - Physically Challenged
- Catalog Heading - Classics
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
- Theometrics - Secular
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 25
Reading Level: 6.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Winner of the Newbery Award, this "enthralling and inspiring tale of triumph. . . . make s] life in England during the Middle Ages come alive" (The New York Times).

Ever since he can remember, Robin, child of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed suddenly when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him, and Robin is left alone.

A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark's, where he is taught woodcarving and patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it."

Robin learns soon enough what Brother Luke means. When the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, Robin discovers that there is more than one way to serve his king.

"A poignant story, full of action, and a strongly painted canvas of the times as well." --The New Yorker