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  <title><![CDATA[Crossing To Paradise]]></title>
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  <default-description>Gatty is a field girl on a manor. She has never seen busy London or the bright Channel, the snowy Alps of France or the boats in the Venetian sea. She has not sung in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem or prayed at the manger in Bethlehem -- or been kidnapped, or abandoned, or kissed, or heartbroken. But all these things will change. As Gatty journeys with Lady Gwyneth and a prickly new family of pilgrims across Europe to the Holy Land, Kevin Crossley-Holland reveals a medieval world as rich and compelling as the world of today it foresees -- and, in Gatty, a character readers will never forget. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</default-description>
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  <original-publication-month type="integer">9</original-publication-month>
  <original-publication-year type="integer">2008</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Crossing To Paradise</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kevin Crossley-Holland]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's been a while since I finished this one, so I'm trying to pull up the impressions that stuck with me.  The sense of place and culture was strong without being overly descriptive.  Simple things like Gatty's use of language compared to more sophisticated characters said a lot quickly.  Which isn'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56401277">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyable young adult book set in medeavil times.  Field maid Gatty finds herself a companion to a lady making her way to the Holy Lands on a crusade.  Set in a primarily correct historical fiction background, Gatty helps her companions survive the long journey - although not everyone lives to make ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47015825">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22524321">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A solid but not amazing book.  (Reading the author's bio, it turns out that this is connected to an earlier Arthur trilogy he wrote, which makes me wonder if prior knowledge of the characters would have made it a better read.  More on that in a minute.)<br/><br/>Gatty's voice is fabulous.  I menti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22524321">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40787000">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Truly excellent historical fiction.  Once I got into it, it was hard to put down.  I liked that while the author didn't gloss over the squalor and ugliness of the time period, he also didn't dwell on it, but showed things as the main character saw them, matter-of-factly.  Very interesting read for p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40787000">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75547122">
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this even more than the three Arthur books, probably because the story wasn't being constantly interrupted by all those &quot;obsidian&quot; flashbacks to the King Arthur canon.  Gatty is an irresistible character and Crossley-Holland makes the Middle Ages quite vibrant despite highlightin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75547122">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmmmm.  This book was interesting, not my usual fare.  About a field girl who goes on a medieval pilgrimage to the Holy Land.   I was often irritated with the main character, which I don't think was the intention :-)  I think someone of a more religious persuasion than myself would probably enjoy th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43337241">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46277604">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Eh. Got halfway through, stalled, and just tried to pick it up again last night. Gave up and read the last two chapters instead. The details of the journey are great, but to me the writing and the pacing were a little choppy. And! My pet peeve! There were too many exclamation points! :) Perhaps this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46277604">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55124302">
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  <read_at>Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[medieval pilgrimage to Jerusalem<br/>Great setting - crossing the Alps, Venice, Jerusalem<br/>decent characters, but not a lot of character development<br/><br/>Good supplement to CCB]]></body>
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    <review id="73691039">
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[interesting story, but not all that gripping.  A few scenes/words that I was not all that pleased to see.  Not a bad book, just not one that I would reccommend.]]></body>
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    <review id="70072061">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a little slow, plot-wise, but the characterizations, setting descriptions, and historical influences are rich and descriptive.]]></body>
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    <review id="39940498">
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    <name><![CDATA[Maria]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a very good teen introduction to the crusades and pilgramages to Jerusalem. A &quot;Canterbury Tales&quot; of sorts from a maid-servants point of view. ]]></body>
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    <review id="70759428">
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    <body><![CDATA[Grades 6-9 historical adventure, medieval-  girl's pilgrimage to Jerusalem<br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Same as Gatty's Tale]]></body>
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    <review id="48679468">
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    <body><![CDATA[Though it took me a while to get through this book, I did enjoy it.  Gatti was an engaging character and I wanted to see if she made it to Jerusalem and if she found Arthur.  The conclusion was satisfying and, based on the Author's Note, I assume Gatti's story continues in Crosslye-Holland's Arthur ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48679468">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36202452">
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book! Gatty from Crossley-Holland's Arthur trilogy is the main character in this one. It's the 1200s, and Gatty is asked to accompany a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. It's one of the few fiction books about the middle ages where I felt the faith was genuine, not just another quirky character ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36202452">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48647640">
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    <body><![CDATA[I got to page 71 of this book, and I have fallen asleep twice while reading it. I don't like the writing style very much. I feel like the author uses Gatty's name in every other sentence and it gets annoying. There are also so many exclamation points. I think I will pick this one up later to finish ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48647640">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Super-cheesy cover, but good medieval adventure story inside. Farm-girl Gatty (minor character in author's previous Arthurian trilogy) gets chosen to accompany a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem. Lots of interesting period detail and a very likable protagonist.<br/>9/11/08 - after more thought, i thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32328795">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not a bad book, but I almost wanted more from it.  There was something almost choppy about the storyline.  For the length of the journey to Jerusalem and back, the amount of characters and people introduced along the way, and the amount of things happening to the characters, it just felt like there ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37741157">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kevin Crossley-Holland is one of our most luscious writers of prose in YA fiction -- his background as a poet showing in every line -- and this book demonstrates that gorgeously.<br/><br/>N.B. This is the American edition of the book published in the U.K. and Canada as GATTY'S TALE. ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 05 13:21:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as mesmerizing as his Arthur and the Seeing Stone series, but that's a lot to live up to. Charming story of Arthur's friend Gatty and her pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Her homecoming is touching and satisfying for fans of the earlier series.]]></body>
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