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Contributor(s): Ellis, Deborah (Author)

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ISBN: 1554550726     ISBN-13: 9781554550722
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: " Canadian Library Association Book of the Year, Honour Book

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, Honour Book

Mr. Christie Silver Book Award

Ruth Schwartz Award, finalist

Manitoba Young Readers_ Choice Award, nominee

Rocky Mountain Book Award, nominee" "Before Micah came to St. Luc's, he knew how to beg, how to steal, and how to run from a beating. He did not know how to comb his hair, walk in line when he felt like running, or obey anyone's whim but his own. He was a stranger in a strange land. If it had been me, I would have found a way to disappear inside myself until the strangeness wore off.

Micah was not like me."

Henri has been living within abbey walls all his life, first in the care of nuns, then as a choirboy at St. Luc's, not far from Paris. He expects to spend the rest of his life there, copying books in the Scriptorium with the other brothers, and singing Mass in the great cathedral.

Then Micah arrives, a streetwise ragamuffin with the voice of an angel, saved from certain hanging to sing for God instead of coins. Micah comes like a fresh breeze into dead places, bringing exuberant joy at a time when Henri most needs it.

For the plague is coming, the grim reaper that will slash at the very roots of Henri's security. And neither Henri nor Micah nor anyone else in their world will ever be the same.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Medieval
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.52" W x 8.22" L (0.49 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - French
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 67719
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Canadian Library Association Book of the Year, Honour Book

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, Honour Book

Mr. Christie Silver Book Award

Ruth Schwartz Award, finalist

Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, nominee

Rocky Mountain Book Award, nominee

Before Micah came to St. Luc's, he knew how to beg, how to steal, and how to run from a beating. He did not know how to comb his hair, walk in line when he felt like running, or obey anyone's whim but his own. He was a stranger in a strange land. If it had been me, I would have found a way to disappear inside myself until the strangeness wore off. Micah was not like me.

Henri has been living within abbey walls all his life, first in the care of nuns, then as a choirboy at St. Luc's, not far from Paris. He expects to spend the rest of his life there, copying books in the Scriptorium with the other brothers, and singing Mass in the great cathedral.

Then Micah arrives, a streetwise ragamuffin with the voice of an angel, saved from certain hanging to sing for God instead of coins. Micah comes like a fresh breeze into dead places, bringing exuberant joy at a time when Henri most needs it.

For the plague is coming, the grim reaper that will slash at the very roots of Henri's security. And neither Henri nor Micah nor anyone else in their world will ever be the same.


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