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Middle Ages through 15th Century
Alder, Elizabeth
- King's Shadow (259 pages) After he is orphaned and has
his tongue cut out in a clash with the bullying sons of
a Welsh noble, Evyn is
sold as a slave and serves many masters, from the gracious Lady Swan Neck
to the valiant Harold Godwinson, England's last Saxon king.
Amoss, Berthe - Lost
Magic (184 pages) In
the Middle Ages, orphaned Ceridwen learns the art of herbal
healing and gains
the protection of the local lord
until she is accused of witchcraft.
Branford, Henrietta
- Fire, Bed and Bone (122 pages) In 1381 in England, a hunting dog recounts
what happens to his beloved master Rufus and his
family
when they
are arrested on suspicion of being part of the peasants’ rebellion
led by Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball.
Cadnum, Michael – Book
of the Lion (204 pages) In twelfth-century England, after his master,
a maker of coins for the king, is brutally punished for alleged
cheating, seventeen-year-old Edmund finds himself traveling to the Holy
Land as squire to a knight crusader on his way to join the forces of
Richard
Lionheart.
Cushman, Karen –
• The Midwife’s Apprentice (122 pages) In medieval England, a nameless,
homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles
and hardship, gains the 3 things she wants most: a full belly, a contented heart,
and a place in this world. A Newbery Award winning title.
• Catherine, Called Birdy (212 pages) 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.
De Angeli, Marguerite
- The Door in the Wall (111 pages) In this Newbery Award winning book, Robin
de Bureford falls ill and loses the use of
his legs. Fearing
the plague, his servants abandon him and Robin is left alone until
he is rescued by Brother Luke and taken to St. Mark’s where
he must learn patience, strength, and his new purpose in life--how
to
save the townspeople from an invading army
when he can’t even mount a horse let alone ride into battle.
Furlong,
Monica –
• Robin’s Country (139 pages) A mute orphan boy, with only shadowy
recollections of his past runs away from his cruel master and eventually joins
Robin Hood and his followers in their forest hideaway.
• Wild Child (228 pages) Abandoned by both her parents, nine-year-old Wise
Child goes to live with the witch woman Juniper, who begins to
train her in the ways of herbs and magic.
Graham, Harriet - A
Boy and His Bear (196 pages) Dickon rescues
his bear cub friend from certain death at the hands of bear catchers
in Medieval
England. Told in part from the point of view of the cub.
Gray,
Elizabeth Janet - Adam of
the Road (317 pages) This Newbery
Award winning book tells the story of eleven-year-old Adam
as he travels
the open roads
of thirteenth-century England searching for his missing father,
a minstrel, and
his stolen red spaniel, Nick.
Hunter, Mollie - The
king's swift rider; a novel on Robert the Bruce (241 pages) Unwilling
to fight but feeling a sense
of duty,
sixteen-year-old
Martin joins
Scotland's rebel army as a swift rider and master of espionage
for the leader, Robert the Bruce.
Jordan, Sherryl – Raging
Quiet (266 pages) Suspicious of sixteen-year-old Marnie,
a newcomer to their village,
the residents accuse her of witchcraft when
she discovers that the village madman is not crazy but deaf
and she begins to communicate with him through hand gestures.
Kelly,
Eric Philbrook - Trumpeter
Of Krakow (208 pages) Newbery
award book. A Polish family in the Middle Ages guards a
great secret treasure
and a
boy's memory
of an earlier trumpeter of Krakow makes it possible for
him to save his father.
Kirwan, Anna - Juliet,
a Dream Takes Flight: England, 1339 (71 pages) In fourteenth-century
England, ten-year-old
Juliet must
recapture
a valuable falcon accidentally
released by her young brother. This is the first book
of a series.
Konigsburg, E.L. -
A Proud Taste for Scarlet
and Miniver (201 pages) While waiting in heaven for divine
judgement
to be passed
on her
second husband,
Eleanor of
Aquitaine and three people who knew her well recall
the events of her life.
Lindgren, Astrid -
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (176 pages) Ronia, who lives with her father and
his band
of robbers
in a castle
in the woods,
causes
trouble when she befriends the son of a rival robber
chieftain.
Morris, Gerald –
• Squire's Tale (212
pages) In medieval England, fourteen-year-old Terence
finds his tranquil existence suddenly changed when
he becomes the squire
of the young Gawain of Orkney and accompanies him
on a long quest, proving Gawain's worth as a knight
and revealing an important secret about his own true
identity.
•
Squire, His Knight, & His Lady (232 pages) is
the sequel to this book.
O'Dell, Scott - Road
to Damietta (230 pages) - Deeply attached to the charming and carefree
Francis Bernardone,
Cecilia,
a young noblewoman
of Assisi,
watches as he turns from his life of wealth and privilege,
takes vows
of poverty,
and devotes himself to serving God by helping all
those around him.
Paterson, Katherine –
• Of Nightingales that Weep (170 pages) The vain young daughter of a samurai
finds her comfortable life ripped apart when opposing
warrior clans begin a struggle for imperial control of Japan.
• Sign of the Chrysanthemum (132 pages) A teen-ager comes to know himself
through contacts with social ills and political
unrest while searching for his father in Japan's capital, centuries ago.
Pyle,
Howard –
• Men of Iron (220 pages) - In seeking to avenge his unjustly accused father,
young Myles Falworth is knighted and wins the friendship
of King Henry IV.
• Silver Hand (170 pages) – The story of the son of a German medieval
robber baron who returns to his father's castle
and grows to manhood and honor despite great suffering and blood feuds.
Rupert,
Janet E. - African Mask (125 pages) Twelve-year-old
Layo, a Yoruba girl living in the area of eleventh-century
Africa that
is now
Nigeria,
attempts to
reject the man who has been chosen to be her
husband.
Scieszka, Jon - Knights
of the Kitchen Table (55 pages) (Time Warp Trio series) When Joe
receives a magic book
for his
birthday present
from
his uncle, he,
Fred and Sam are transported to a time when
evil knights, fire-breathing dragons and
vile-smelling giants roamed the land.
Scott,
Deborah - The Kid Who Got
Zapped Through Time (154 pages)
When Flattop Kincaid buys
a used video
game at a
flea market,
he finds himself
in the
Middle Ages among peasants who think he is
a deranged member of the nobility.
Skurzynski,
Gloria – Minstrel in
the Tower (60 pages) In the year 1195, eleven-year-old
Roger and his eight-year-old sister Alice travel through
the
French countryside in search of their ailing
mother's estranged brother, a wealthy baron.
Stevenson,
Robert Lewis - Black Arrow (328 pages) A young Englishman,
seeking to avenge
the death
of his
father,
becomes involved
in the band of the
Black Arrow and the events of the War of
the Roses.
Temple, Frances – Beduins'
Gazelle (150 pages) In 1302, two cousins
of the nomadic Beni Khalid tribe
who are betrothed become separated by political
intrigue between warring tribes. Sequel
to Ramsay Scallop.
Tomlinson, Theresa –
• Child of the May (120 pages) Sequel to Forestwife. When word comes that
Lady Matilda and her daughter are being held captive
by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, young Magda, raised in Sherwood Forest, jumps
at the chance to join forces with
the mysterious Robin Hood. But she will also come
face to face with the scoundrel who murdered her mother.
• Forestwife (170 pages) In England during the reign of King Richard I,
fifteen-year-old Marian escapes from
an arranged marriage to live with a community of forest folk that includes a
daring young
outlaw named Robert.
Turner, Ann Warren
- The Way Home (116 pages)
In 1349, a young girl returns from months
of surviving in the
marsh, having
been "outlawed" for offending
the village lord, only to find that
her village has been wiped out by "the
sickness".
Twain, Mark - The
Prince and the Pauper (321 pages) When young
Edward VI of
England and
a poor boy
who resembles
him exchange
places, each
learns
something
about
the other’s very different station
in life.
Wilson, Diane Lee -
I Rode a Horse of Milk White
Jade (288 pages)
In early fourteenth-century China,
Oyuna tells her granddaughter of
her girlhood
in Mongolia
and how
love for her horse
enabled her to
win an
important race
and bring good luck to her family.
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