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The Door in the Wall

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The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great house is empty, his father is fighting the Scots in the north, his mother is traveling with the Queen, and the servants have fled. He calls for help but only the stones hear his cries. Suddenly someone else is in the house, coming towards Robin. It is Brother Luke, a wandering fr...more

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Published August 10th 1998 by Laurel Leaf (first published 1949)

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Oct 23, 2008 Patti Richards rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a sweet and simple story of triumph over adversity in a time when answers to illness were rare, wars were plenty and commitment to duty often meant great sacrifice. Lots of hard lessons for a ten year old to learn in any time period and in any culture, but Robin learns his lessons well and in believable ways. The author is almost prosaic in her use of language as the story flows with a lovely rhythm and meter throughout Robin’s adventures. Her mastery of the medieval language structure a...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Courtney rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: odu-libs

Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary: Robin, a young boy that is separated from both his mother and father, becomes crippled and loses the use of his legs. After being rescued by a friar and taken to St Marks, Robin learns his mind is a very powerful thing
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a. Area for comment: This book carries many themes but one that stands out is perseverance.
b. As a young boy being groomed to become a brave knight, losing his the use of his legs at an early age is hard to comprehend. To make things wors...more

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Nov 13, 2012 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars

Marguerite de Angeli, you may remember, wrote The Skippack School which I recently reviewed.

The Story.

Robin should have been training with Sir Peter de Lindsay in the noble ways of knighthood. Instead, he is lying in London on a sick bed – crippled. Thinking that he would be joining Sir Peter soon, Robin’s mother, Lady Constance is serving the Queen, while his father is fighting with the king. Robin feels helpless and alone – what will become of him?

Praise be, a monk by the name of Luke takes hi...more

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May 08, 2012 Anna Ligtenberg rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 6-stars

ISBN 0440402832 - A Newbery Award Medal Winner and winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, The Door in the Wall is an excellent book about finding your own way.

Robin's father is off fighting for the king, his mother is lady-in-waiting to the queen and the plague is sweeping through London. Robin finds himself alone and unable to use his legs; he tries to be brave as a knight should be, but he's scared and feeling bad for himself. When Brother Luke finds him and brings him to the hospice, he tel...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Michelle Isenhoff rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love a story with a wealth of meaning behind its words. This one is exemplary. Within, young Robyn’s father has left for the Scottish wars, his mother has gone to wait on the ailing queen, and Robyn awaits John-the-Fletcher who will escort him to the manor of Sir Peter where Robyn will serve as squire. But Robyn takes ill and loses the use of his legs, John-the-Fletcher never arrives, and the servants flee for fear of the plague that rages through London.

A monk named Brother Luke carries Robyn...more I love a story with a wealth of meaning behind its words. This one is exemplary. Within, young Robyn’s father has left for the Scottish wars, his mother has gone to wait on the ailing queen, and Robyn awaits John-the-Fletcher who will escort him to the manor of Sir Peter where Robyn will serve as squire. But Robyn takes ill and loses the use of his legs, John-the-Fletcher never arrives, and the servants flee for fear of the plague that rages through London.

A monk named Brother Luke carries Robyn to the abbey where he cares for him. “Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it,” the monk encourages him. But who would look for such a thing in illness?

At the abbey, Robyn recovers, but his legs remain crippled. “We must teach thy hands to be skillful in many ways, and we must teach thy mind to go about whether thy legs will carry thee or no,” Brother Luke tells Robyn. “For reading is another door in the wall, dost understand, my son?”

Robyn grows strong, and eventually receives word from his father to continue to Sir Peter’s, which he does with the aid of the monk. It is there, when danger threatens the castle, that Robyn truly comes to understand Brother Luke’s words. For it is there he finds his own door in the wall.

Written in 1949 and capturing the Newbery the following year, The Door in the Wall has become an American classic. Its sweet story and positive message are still as relevant today as they were sixty years ago. It is chuck full of gentle lessons, like: “Each of us has his place in the world…If we cannot serve in one way, there is always another.” Or, “None of us is perfect. It is better to have crooked legs than a crooked spirit. We can only do the best we can with what we have.” And, “He had found out that the harder it was to do something, the more comfortable he felt after he had done it.”

The Door in the Wall also provides a textbook of fascinating medieval context. Ms. deAngeli had a special talent for detail that adds such richness to her settings. And her formal language style aids this illusion of stepping back in time. She doesn’t apologize for tough vocabulary, either. This makes the book more challenging to read, but sixth graders should handle it with ease.
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Aug 06, 2011 MizziQ rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

HATE! HATE! HATE! HATE! HATE! To clarify...HATED IT! Ok so I was willing...totally willing to give this dumb book a chance, what do I get? THIS! The kid got sick and because in that time there were very little cures for anything, especially serious illnesses, the kid is now a cripple. He is a brat. The book clearly states that. I can't remember whether directly or indirectly. But ANYHOW he is such a brat that he scares away anybody and everybody willing to help him or care for him...Oh yha and h...more HATE! HATE! HATE! HATE! HATE! To clarify...HATED IT! Ok so I was willing...totally willing to give this dumb book a chance, what do I get? THIS! The kid got sick and because in that time there were very little cures for anything, especially serious illnesses, the kid is now a cripple. He is a brat. The book clearly states that. I can't remember whether directly or indirectly. But ANYHOW he is such a brat that he scares away anybody and everybody willing to help him or care for him...Oh yha and his parents are important people so their off helping with a war effort. Oh did I mention there was a war? I'm pretty sure there was a war. The kid wanted so bad to fight in the same war his daddy was figting in so he was REALLY frustrated at being bed-ridden. After everybody had fled the house in terror he realized he coudn't do anything. OOPS! He's helpless. What does he do now? Why he waits for a creepy monk named John to take pity on him. A bunch of stuff happens and the kid is now at the monistary and is learning how to read, carve, write, and best of all, hobble. Yup. Our poor little cripple is now on crutches. AND swimming. So after all this happens the kid wants to see his dad since he's been writing letters and his dad says it's ok for him to come up. John 'go in the wynd' (I'm not kidding) and some crazy dude that plays a harp go on a trip. So after all their scary adventures and avoiding being killed on the way to their destination they FINALLY get there. So then there is a ambush. AFTER their in the castle type place. Everybody's going crazy. Theirs fog and no one knows where their coming from. So the kid takes it UPON HIMSELF (Brave kid you got sir...also slightly stupid) to go to his friend about 5 miles away and tell him about the attack so they can save the day. So this little 10 year old is waling around in crutches in the fog...maybe heading straight towards a attack. No matter. He avoids all THAT and gets there safe and sound. He saves the day. Says a friendly hi to his parents. And gets congratalations from the King. What a couple months! "Kid, you must me tired. What can I get you? Oh... your fine? Oh you already got a medal. Well ok then. Let me know if you need anything." *Quietly walks away from the house while "accidently" dropping a lit cigerette.* So basically this book has everything. Bad writing, a stupid character, boring plot, creepy characters. What more could you ask for. The moral of this review: DON'T BOTHER!

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Jun 24, 2010 Ilona rated it 2 of 5 stars

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When Robin, son of nobleman Sir John de Bureford, loses the use of his legs, his servants flee, fearing a plague. Because his father is fighting in the Scottish wars and his mother is the lady-in-waiting for the Queen, Robin is left alone. A friar named Brother Luke rescues him and takes him to St. Mark's Hospice. "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it,"says Brother Luke. Robin soon learns that these "doors" are things such as archery,...more The Doors in the Wall
When Robin, son of nobleman Sir John de Bureford, loses the use of his legs, his servants flee, fearing a plague. Because his father is fighting in the Scottish wars and his mother is the lady-in-waiting for the Queen, Robin is left alone. A friar named Brother Luke rescues him and takes him to St. Mark's Hospice. "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it,"says Brother Luke. Robin soon learns that these "doors" are things such as archery, reading, woodcarving, swimming, and crutches. He uses these doors to learn skill, patience, and strength there.
Skill, one of the things Robin was taught, was learned from swimming, woodcarving, and reading. He had also learned archery, but Robin learned it at the castle of Lindsay rather than St. Mark's. Skill is an ability to do something, and do it well. Swimming, one of his skills, was a special ability of his. It exercised his arms, which helped in other skills, archery and woodcarving. Robin needed a lot of skill to carve. It also take a lot of skill to draw back the taut string of a bow and land the arrow where you want. And reading, another skill, was useful because Robin could read things, like the letter from his father.
Robin learned patience from archery and woodcarving. When Robin was making a cross to hang over his bed, his chisel slipped and he broke the cross. He was very angry and blamed the chisel for his mistakes. Brother Matthew, a carpenter, said, "If thou'rt to learn to use it [the chisel:], patience and care are better teachers than a bad temper." Woodcarving requires lots of patience. And Robin also learned patience from archery; it takes a lot of it to get the arrow to land where you aim.
Strength, the last thing Robin had learned, was learned form crutches, swimming, archery, and woodcarving. Swimming, archery, and woodcarving all taught him physical strength or body strengthening, and because his legs didn't work, he was able to exercise his arms. When he carved hard woods like oak; when he used his arms to swim; when he brought back the bow's string to his ear, he was strengthening his body. Crutches were not a physical strength, but they were something that strengthened his ability to get around independently.
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Aug 06, 2012 Paula rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s

Newbery medal winners are usually excellent and this book is no exception. Readers get a child's-eye view of the Middle Ages, a plucky hero, and a feel-good story. Young Robin (our hero) rises above a handicap (he can't walk), his times (including the plague), and his loneliness (his parents are far away). The book has the virtue of being short (about 120 pages). This said, it is difficult, written for the young people of 1949 who had either bigger vocabularies or more patience than the average...more

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Sep 22, 2010 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 10+

Shelves: newbery-medal

1950 Newbery Winner.

I liked this more than other Newberys set in the middle ages. I liked the writing more in Good Masters! but this was much more pleasant overall (for kids) and had less death and suffering...maybe it's not as true to the experience of living during that time but it's a good story to get kids interested in Medieval England. I'd have them read this before Good Masters!.

"The weather was neither rainy nor fair, neither hot nor cold, but somewhere in between, "as English weather...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Kimberly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s_books, 2013-bookshelf, library-books-read-2013, historical-fiction, childrens-historical-fiction, pre-1960s-classic-childrens-book-ch

Yesterday I had the pleasure of finally reading a book that qualifies for my 2013 Pre-1960 Classic Children's Books Reading Challenge that I'm hosting this year and since this is the first book that I read for the challenge I'm glad the one I chose to read was a good one.

The Door in the Wall is a classic piece of historical fiction for children written by Newbury Award winner Marguerite de Angeli and after reading it I can certainly see why it is held in such esteem. The book takes place in Engl...more Yesterday I had the pleasure of finally reading a book that qualifies for my 2013 Pre-1960 Classic Children's Books Reading Challenge that I'm hosting this year and since this is the first book that I read for the challenge I'm glad the one I chose to read was a good one.

The Door in the Wall is a classic piece of historical fiction for children written by Newbury Award winner Marguerite de Angeli and after reading it I can certainly see why it is held in such esteem. The book takes place in England during the time of the plague in the middle ages and follows the story of young Robin, a 10 year old boy stricken by what I believe (given the symptoms he exhibits) is polio.

When Robin is left in the care of a Friar after the plague sweeps through his father's household he comes to terms with the fact that he will never be a knight but he also learns many lessons about humility, patience, and the value of doing something the hard way and also that just because he's disabled that doesn't mean he still can't accomplish great feats.

This is further proven when later on in the book our young protagonist is the one who saves the day when the castle he has moved to be a ward of a knight friend of his father has come under attack thus earning the love and respect of all around him.

I thought the book held a wonderful message for children that just because you have a perceived disability it doesn't change the fact that if you aspire to greatness you have more chances of achieving it.

The historical setting was wonderfully done, and I loved how even though this was a children's book that the author still wrote the dialogue in the way that people during the time actually spoke to give it that authentic feel. The characters were lovely and I especially Brother Luke for the time he took to teach Robin about the things that really matter in life.

I would recommend this to anyone who loves classic children's books and those who are teachers, librarians, parents, and whoever else has children in their lives to read this to them. It's a great book for kids to read and the message it has is wonderful. This is one that I would say needs a spot on every child's bookcase.(less)

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Apr 24, 2012 Valerie added it

I'm not rereading this book. I never read it in the first place. This is the kind of book I avoided assiduously as a child.

It doesn't begin promisingly. The blurb promises only a very slight modification of those romans de chivalrie that I hated from the start. Not just the militarism, but the abusive stoicism. Why SHOULDN'T a little boy cry if the sound of the bells is painful? But the militarism is troubling, as well. As a descendant of Scots, I find the casual assumption that non-English Brit...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Sam rated it 3 of 5 stars

An interesting book, quite short, set in 14th century England, wartime and the time of the plague. A young boy, Robin, has to confront adversity and disability, having lost the use of his legs. Furthermore, his parents are away at war and at court, so he is on his own until he is rescued by monks. He slowly heals well enough to use crutches, learns woodworking, reading, swimming, etc.

The good aspects of the book is that it deals straightforwardly and matter of factly with Robin's struggles with...more

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May 19, 2012 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Beginning next year my school system will be adopting the National Curriculum and in tandem our county's middle schools will be using the units developed in this book, http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12.... The first unit which is called "Characters with Character" focuses on "believable" character in books that are set in the Medieval period. This is the reason that I read this book. Now I don't know whether to use it or not.

The book has some merits. The principle one is the themes of persev...more

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Feb 18, 2011 Linda Lipko rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: newbery-winner, young-adult

This 1950 Newbery medal winner is charming and cute, but it lacks depth. Increasingly as I continue the quest to read all Newbery books, I'm finding that the earlier ones simply are not as engaging or powerful as those written in the last ten years.

This is a story set in the middle ages. Young ten year old Robin is the son of a knight who is destined to follow his father's footsteps until he looses the use of his limbs.

When Robin's mother leaves to serve the Queen and his father goes to war with...more

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Feb 17, 2011 DaNae rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: z11-11-11, 4th-grade-reading-list, historical-fiction, newbery-medal

Robin, at the age of ten, was well past the time of hanging about his mother’s skirts. Time was a wasting, best ship the kid off study in the art of knighthood. His father was off knighting it up against the Scots and his mother was needed to attend to the queen, and the plague was running rampant through England. Robin, left to wait for his transport to a brother knight’s castle, falls ill with some unknown disease the moment his mother leaves him on his own in London. The malady strikes his le...more Robin, at the age of ten, was well past the time of hanging about his mother’s skirts. Time was a wasting, best ship the kid off study in the art of knighthood. His father was off knighting it up against the Scots and his mother was needed to attend to the queen, and the plague was running rampant through England. Robin, left to wait for his transport to a brother knight’s castle, falls ill with some unknown disease the moment his mother leaves him on his own in London. The malady strikes his legs, leaving him bed ridden and not fit for knightly duties. Soon the entire household is decimated by the plague. Robin is rescued by the saintly Brother Luke and taken to the nearby monastery to convalesce. Brother Luke provides physical therapy for the petulant Robin and helps him find sedentary interests. After a whiny letter to his father Robin, Luke, and a wandering minstrel set off to the stronghold of Sir Peter de Lindsay. While there, the Castle is beset by Welch ruffians. (“Glory to the Welch!” says this narrator, a descendant of the rabble.) Robin uses his new found courage, talents, and his stealthy crutches to sneak out of the door in the wall and save the day. Honor, accolades, and heavy-handed literary illusions follow.

I will admit that it took me days to read a book barely over a hundred pages long. I didn’t hate it, it just didn’t captivate me. The characters were not vibrant. Robin shows growth from an indulged brat to a self-sacrificing hero, but the development was not shown – it just seemed to happen. The plot moved along at a quick trot, but didn’t get anywhere quickly. The siege and Robin’s triumph was plenty thrilling, but didn’t take up a whole lot of space.

This book reads young and might work for a read aloud for 3rd or 4th grade, but for older students looking for medieval fiction, I would first turn their attention to Good Master’s, Sweet Ladies (what Schlitz can do with a character in a page or two is truly astonishing) or to Cushman’s Midwife Apprentice
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Jun 30, 2011 Cathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Cathy by: Newbery Medal Winner - 1950

Shelves: award-winning, childrens-classics

Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.

Sir John de Bureford has been called to fight for the King against the Scots. His wife, Lady Maud, has been summoned to wait on the Queen. Their son, Robin, is left in the care of the servants and then the plague breaks out. Though left alone he is finally rescued and taken in by the nearby monks. So begins the trials and adventures of a young boy in medieval England. Overcoming obsta...more

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May 15, 2009 Rachelterry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: juvie, newberry

Spencer and I just read this together. It's set in England in the middle ages. The main character is a ten-year-old boy who is inadvertently left alone during a bout of the plague. His legs become paralyzed during his illness, and a monk finds him and takes him to a monastery to help him heal. This monk helps him find "a door in the wall" by teaching him to read, write, swim, and carve instruments out of wood. These skills help him to become a hero in the end, even though he doesn't completely r...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Alma Law rated it 3 of 5 stars

A young boy in medieval times is left home with his noble family's servants. His father is off to war with the king. His mother has been called as a personal attendant to the queen who is ill. The boy is just waiting for his transportation to another knight's home to begin his training. Paralysis seizes his lower legs and he is too embarrassed to send word to his parents. The servants feed him until the plague grows too threatening and they flee to the country without him. We are at about page 2...more

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Aug 16, 2008 Wendy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: newbery

I wanted to like this more than I did, but found I just couldn't click the 3-star button. The characters were all right, but I didn't find the story very engaging, there were hardly any female characters, and it was a bit message-heavy. As far as boy-in-medieval-times-Newbery-winners go... I preferred ADAM OF THE ROAD.

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Oct 17, 2012 Susannaf rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens, historical

If you enjoy good old-fashioned children's books like The Secret Garden, you will probably enjoy this one. I definitely did. The story is simple, maybe even predictable, but the frank, straightforward prose is refreshing, approaching difficult concepts such as illness and death in a way that aren't overwhelming for young children (The protagonist is ten). There is a little bit of a religious element, since the boy lives in a monastery for a while, but it is mostly just a period setting, not prea...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Eddy Allen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arts-and-historical

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Jun 06, 2012 Elizabeth Periale rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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"This is pretty heavy stuff for a book aimed at 3rd grade and up. It may move a little slowly at first for today's kids, who have been raised on sparkly vampires and Spongebob. It's a bit like the classic The Secret Garden in terms of pacing. The action takes place in the 1300s, an era that may seem too far away to be interesting, but The Door in the Wall struck a chord. As I was reading I couldn't help but think a bit of Bran from Game of Thrones, and som...more

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Jun 01, 2012 A Nelson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: newberry-medal, challenge-a

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Sep 07, 2009 Ryan Patrick rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction-2009, historical-fiction, young-adult-fiction

I think I understand why this won the Newbery, since the message of the book is a good one - with patience and hard work one can overcome great obstacles. However, for me, the book felt a bit flat. Not only were some of the characters a bit unrealistic (why does Brother Luke take such an interest in Robin?), but the historical background felt inauthentic (friars are not monks, for example) and often too generic (no date, the king is never named, etc.). The story itself plods along, and even the...more

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Jul 24, 2009 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, newbery, children

Robin, the son of a knight, is all set to set off for the home of a noble lord where he is to begin training as a page. Then tragedy strikes. Robin is beset with an illness that leaves him unable to walk. His servants come down with the plague and he is left alone. Just in time he is rescued by a monk who carries him to safety at a monastery, a monk who helps him find the door in the wall Robin needs to leave his castle home and the doors in the wall Robin needs to find in order to make his life...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Connie Rossini rated it 4 of 5 stars

10-year-old Robin is alone with a few servants when he falls seriously ill. His father is at war. His mother is serving the Queen. It’s the Middle Ages, and the plague is sweeping through London. Robin does not have the plague, but another illness that leaves him lame. Unable to get out of bed, he is eventually abandoned by everyone, until Brother Luke brings him to a nearby monastery.

Brother Luke teaches Robin how to whittle and to swim to strengthen his arms. Robin makes his own crutches and b...more

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May 05, 2012 Stephanie Jobe rated it 4 of 5 stars

I’ve noticed I have a penchant for unlikely heroes. Robin is the son of Sir John de Bureford and Lady Maud. He is expected to be a knight someday, but as London is rocked by both the plague and the war his father goes off to war and his mother to serve the queen, but he is left in the care of strangers while waiting for his new liege lord to fetch him. However he takes ill and loses the use of his legs and in the chaos everyone abandons him, but a monk by the name of Brother Luke comes to his ai...more

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Aug 16, 2011 Anna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, children, historical-fiction, fiction, newbery-medal

Will I continue to kind of regret it if I continue to go back and read the early Newbery winners? It seems like I might.
This is too precious, with little conflict/interest to engage the reader, and none of the characters have much in the way of depth or likability. Everyone is so charitable all the time! Except for the bratty ingrate main character, the two thieves the travelers meet along the way, and the faceless referred-to-but-not-really-met Welsh and Scottish. Yes, all of them.
I did kind o...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Sherita rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: classic

I love this book! A story of a young boy by the name Robin once dreamed of being a Knight just like his father but his dreams were instantly shattered when he became ill and was no longer able to use his legs. Doctors research and try to conclude a reason to Robin's illnes , but no solid conclusion could be made. Robin also experience some betrayl in this novel the doctor were to come and help Robin, but did not come and hos family was away from home. Suddenly Robbin is given a big break when Br...more

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Apr 10, 2008 Julie rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s, fantasy, from-library, for-a-class

I had to read this and do a book report on it in 5th grade (approximately). I remember it being the most dry, torturous book I'd read up to that point. I wonder what I'd think of it now?

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“A fine and beautiful life lies before thee, because thou hast a lively mind and a good wit. Thine arms are very strong and sturdy. Swimming hath helped to make them so, but only because thou hast had the will to do it. Fret not, my son. None of us is perfect. It is better to have crooked legs than a crooked spirit. We can only do the best we can with what we have. That, after all, is the measure of success: what we do with what we have.” — 6 people liked it

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