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246 pp.
| Candlewick |
October, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-2019-X$$15.99
(2)
YA
In the time of the Crusades, sixteen-year-old Pagan, a smart-mouthed orphan, applies to the Templars, the order devoted to protecting travelers. Assigned as a squire to a paragon of knightly virtue, impious Pagan ducks his chores and tries to provoke Lord Roland into cracking a smile. With such lively and engaging characters as these, readers will be glad to see there are three books of their adventures yet to come.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2003