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Happy penultimate Thursday of the school year! The air quality here has been really bad and it make me wonder how people in Canada are doing. #tbt features Crispin: the Cross of Lead by Avi. in 14th century England, a thirteen-year-old boy, known only as Asta's Son, is a peasant who lives in a small village that is part of Lord Furnival's territory. When his mother dies, he is left all alone in the world save for a small, lead cross that she gifted him before she died. There's writing on the cross, but Asta's Son doesn't read, so he turns to the village priest for help. He agrees to meet with Crispin, but is murdered. Furnival's steward, John Aycliff declares Asta's Son a "wolf head," meaning anyone may murder him, so he flees for his life.
This Medieval adventure is fast-paced and suspenseful. It was the winner of the 2003 Newbery Medal and was followed by two sequels.
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