Adam of the Road
The adventures 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.
The adventures 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.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670104352 (0670104353)
Publish date: January 1st 1942
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Kids
I loved this book. Yes, it started out slow and I didn't understand why Adam called his father Roger; but otherwise a very nice book. Adam does some growing up and learns about the world. The author really did her research on the details. I feel that I have really learned somethings about Englan...
"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair, like giving alms to the poor or tending the sick. It's open to the sun and wind and rain. It brings all kinds of people and all parts of England together. And it's home t...
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