Terence becomes the squire to Sir Gawain of King Arthur's Round Table. As they travel on their quest, Terence becomes aware of gifts that he has and he uses them to help in their quest. Sir Gawain becomes the Maiden's Knight. I enjoyed this book. Some of the tales made me laugh out loud. Some...
Once again, I should have been reading the 4th book in this series (Sir Balin the Ill-Fated), but #2 was available in e-book from the library, so here we go. This parody of Arthurian chivalry tales is fun to read, mostly because the stories don't take themselves so seriously as the original material...
After reading Nikki’s reviews of this author’s stories, I decided to give him a try. Like his other works, this charming little novel is based on one of the Chretien de Troyes’s Arthurian poems. The young protagonist Luneta is a sixteen-year-old girl from a not very rich but noble family. Chafing un...
This was a pretty funny little story. King Arthur is trying to teach his knights to be brave but also courteous and polite. Sir Gawain the Undefeated ends up getting the same lesson from a few others in the kingdom. I picked this one up because it's gotten some Newbery buzz and I've been trying t...
I love Arthurian stories and I fell in love with Gawain after reading "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", so I decided to give this saga a try. If anything, this book made me like Gawain even more. A light, witty retelling of knightly adventures really worth your time.
I don't think this needs a summary; it's the story of Gawain and the Green Knight. Its a quick read with some nice illustrations and an excellent, humorous voice. The story is a lesson-teaching kind of story, and that comes across very clearly, but it's not didactic, either. No one comes right ou...
bratfarrar says, "whimsy and maturity and general decency are why I really like Diana Wynne Jones and Garth Nix and Gerald Morris. That is, each writes characters that I care about and worlds that I want to explore, and tells stories that make me want to be a better person."
My first-ever flap copy!!! :)
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