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'Catherine Jinks spins a colorful tale loaded with action, down-and-dirty details of medieval life, and a healthy helping of sarcasm sure to appeal to teen readers - especially boys.
'Down on his luck and kicked in the pants one too many times, sixteen-year-old Pagan Kidrouk arrives on the doorstep of the Templar Knights in medieval Jerusalem, looking for work as a squire. He's expecting only some protection from the seedier aspects of life on the street and a few square meals. Instead, Pagan finds himself hard at work for Lord Roland de Bram - an exciting life of polishing Lord Roland's armor, laundering his garments, and even training to fight by his side.
'But as the Infidel Saladin leads his army to Jerusalem, it becomes more and more difficult for Pagan and Lord Roland to discern what action to take or whom to trust. Neither Saladin's army nor the Christian Crusaders offer easy answers. Is a bloody battle for control of the Holy City inevitable?' (Publication summary)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in Israel.
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- Sound recording.
- Large print.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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The Middle Ages in Children's Literature
Houndmills
:
Palgrave Macmillan
,
2015
15379720
2015
single work
criticism
'From the Harry Potter series to urban fairy roman, the Middle Ages comprise a rich source of stories, symbols, characters and setting sin texts for the young. The Middle Ages in Children's Literature is the first thorough study of medievalism for the young - that is, post-medieval imaginings of the Middle Ages - in fiction, non-fiction and films.
In this book Clare Bradford shows that medievalism for the young both provides moments of enchantment and also serves as a distancing strategy which enables texts to address contentious and difficult topics. the Middle Ages in Children's Literature examines how changing conceptions of history have influenced the writing of historical fiction. Examining representations of disabilities, monstrous bodies, and animals, Bradford shows that medievalist texts use the medieval to reflect on modernity. The book ends with a chapter which explains why so many texts for the young treat the Middle Ages as a source of comedy.'
Source: Back cover.
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Medievalism as Heritage : Australian Children's Books
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 119-128) Valerie Krips discusses the 'trafficking' in history in three recent Australian children's books. She demonstrates how 'the past as represented in each novel is in the service of present concerns' (123). -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 52)
— Review of Pagan in Exile 1994 single work novel ; Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 39 no. 2 1995; (p. 33-34)
— Review of Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel ; No Gun for Asmir 1993 single work novel -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 53)
— Review of Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel
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Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 37 no. 1 1993; (p. 28)
— Review of Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel -
Books to Look Forward To
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 7 no. 5 1992; (p. 14)
— Review of Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel ; The Warrigal 1992 single work children's fiction ; Morgan and the Tooth Fairies 1992 single work picture book -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 32)
— Review of Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 52)
— Review of Pagan in Exile 1994 single work novel ; Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 53)
— Review of Pagan's Crusade 1992 single work novel -
An Interview with Cathy Jinks
John Cohen
(interviewer),
1993
single work
interview
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 37 no. 1 1993; (p. 9-10) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1993
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 37 no. 3 1993; (p. 2-8) Judge's report for the 1993 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award. -
Catherine Jinks : Making Stories Out of Chaos
1993
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 11-13) -
Medievalism as Heritage : Australian Children's Books
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 119-128) Valerie Krips discusses the 'trafficking' in history in three recent Australian children's books. She demonstrates how 'the past as represented in each novel is in the service of present concerns' (123). -
The Guilt on the Gingerbread
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Written World : Youth and Literature 1994; (p. 48-54)
Awards
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Jerusalem,
cIsrael,cMiddle East, Asia,
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