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243 pp.
| Holt |
June, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-8327-9$16.95
(4)
YA
Seventeen-year-old Aidan is preparing to take his monastic vows when Viking raiders attack his abbey and village. The ensuing chaos (and a spunky village girl) makes Aidan question his calling. Although the details of life in the Middle Ages are intriguing, the characters in this historical novel--made gimmicky by Aidan’s perception of numerical auras--too often express modern viewpoints.