The Badger Knight Contributor(s): Erskine, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545464420 ISBN-13: 9780545464420 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Medieval |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2013042527 |
Lexile Measure: 770 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 168158 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine presents unique novel about a sickly boy's epic journey through England and Scotland at the height of Medieval times.Adrian is small for his age, even for a twelve year old. It doesn't help that he's an albino, which makes those he meets wonder if he's an angel or a devil. His father is a bowyer, and all Adrian wants to do is become apprenticed and go off to war as a long bowman. But that's not what his father wants for him. Since Adrian can write, his father wants him to be a scribe. That's just about the last thing Adrian wants. When the Scots invade England and Adrian's best friend Hugh runs off to find his father and fight in battles, Adrian soon follows, intent on finding Hugh and joining him in glorious warfare against the pagans invading England from the north. When Adrian finds Hugh, who is caring for a wounded Scotsman, he's horrified that Hugh would aid an enemy. But soon, as Adrian gets to know the Donald, he begins to question what he's been taught about the enemy and the nature of war. In this epic journey an afflicted boy finds and inner strength he never knew belonged to him. |