Crispin

at the edge of the world

by

Hardcover, 234 pages

English language

Published Nov. 19, 2006 by Hyperion Books for Children.

ISBN:
978-0-7868-5152-2
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OCLC Number:
65400628

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5 stars (1 review)

Branded as traitors by the king's authorities, Crispin and his guardian, Bear, flee to coastal towns in fourteenth-century England, where they perform a musical juggling act and bond as a family after befriending a disfigured girl.

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5 stars

I enjoyed this so much and it's been a pleasure to read and discuss it with my 12-year-old son. It's the kind of book I would have absolutely loved as a boy. Though my childhood was not nearly as difficult as Crispin's, I would have identified with him. And now, as an adult knowing much more about medieval England, I was able to enjoy it for different reasons. I find it quite amazing that Avi included John Ball, the 'mad priest of Kent,' in a children's book!

Subjects

  • Middle Ages -- Juvenile fiction
  • Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
  • Family -- Juvenile fiction
  • Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 -- Juvenile fiction