Awesome book :3 i got it in 2007, and i've read it 3 times already. it's the first in the Crispin trilogy, and is a children's book. which i think is strange, because even though the words and spaces are printed pretty big, the author uses slightly sophisticated language. anyway. i'll get on to it ~
This book is set in England in 1377. It's about a peasant boy living in the small village of Stromford,whose mother had just died, and has never met his father. In a turn of unfortunate events, he is framed for stealing from the village's church and the only person he could ask for help from, was killed. He then runs away in hopes of finding a new and safe place to live. Stumbling upon an old and abandoned village, he meets an large, intimidating juggler named Bear. He was then kind of pushed into accompanying Bear, as he had given him food. Along the way the boy learns a great deal about himself and the world - who he really is, what his name is, what Bear hides from him and a lot more.
This was a really good book in my opinion, although it was kinda hard summarizing the whole story .. i'm not even sure why i read it so many times, it was just really interesting. The words used to describe the main character's thoughts and observations were very sophisticated. And i liked how the story was also based on historical facts during that point in time.
I've also read the 2nd book in the trilogy. The first is still better i think.
I'd recommend this to anyone looking for something different to read. this gets a 7 and a half out of 1O from me.
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Sounds good! Some children's books work on more than one level, as you have probably realised, and therefore appeal to older readers, sometimes including adults. I really enjoy books that have an unusual or interesting setting which this one obviously does. It's a shame the sequel was disappointing - but they often are, aren't they?
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