Pagan's Crusade - Softcover

Jinks, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763625841 ISBN 13: 9780763625849

Publisher: Candlewick Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Desperate and looking for work, sixteen-year-old Pagan Kidrouk finds a new life as an assistant to Lord Roland de Bram of the Templar Knights, but when a powerful army begins to march on Jerusalem, Pagan must make an important decision while his Lord must decide who he can trust. Reprint.

About this title

Review:

“...introduces a character as lovable, stubbornly loyal, and smart-mouthed as any Disney film sidekick.... Rich, vivid storytelling, with a sturdy base in historical events, and undercurrents both comic and serious." Kirkus Review

Pagan’s Crusade
‘Fast-paced, lively and very witty.’ Bookseller

What readers have said:

‘...a wonderful book, very easy to read, and full of emotion and angst and drama.’

‘This fast-paced story will be sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face...’

‘A great book! Full of action and adventure.’

‘Told with amazing wit, this book is thoroughly readable and and a must for all!’

About the Author:

Catherine Jinks is a medieval scholar and author of young adult books - a background that is evident in this first of four stories about Pagan Kidrouk. Catherine Jinks’s books have garnered numerous awards, including the prestigious Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year. Pagan grew out of a university course Catherine Jinks took about the Crusades, and her fascination with the real Order of the Templar. She was also heavily influenced by British comedies like MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. She didn’t expect, however, that she would end up writing four books about Templar squire Pagan Kidrouk. "He was such a strong character," she explains, "that he sprang into my head fully formed, and wouldn’t go away until I’d worked out his entire life span. He’s certainly the strongest character I’ve ever written about. The cutest, too, I think."

Peter de Sève, who created the striking die-cut cover for PAGAN'S CRUSADE, is a NEW YORKER cartoonist and the Oscar-nominated designer of animated characters for the feature film ICE AGE.
From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0763625841
• ISBN 13: 9780763625849
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 245