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Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem

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Born

in Gent, Belgium

Website

https://jeanclaudevanrijckeghem.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Comics

Member Since

January 2021

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Jean-Claude is the author of five historical novels for young adults. He writes in his native Dutch and his novels have been widely translated. He describes history through his young, often defiant female protagonists and their struggle to make their way in the world. Jonkvrouw (A Sword in her Hand) is set in the late Middle Ages and deals with young Marguerite who is at odds with her father, the count of Flanders. In Galgenmeid (Gallows Maiden), set in the 16th century, cutpurse Nita Nomansdaughter is recruited as a spy for the Dutch duke of Orange. In IJzerkop ( Ironhead, or, Once a Young Lady), a young woman escapes her unwanted marriage by becoming a soldier in Napoleon's army. In Onheilsdochter (Daughter of Doom), two adolescents, a Da ...more

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	Jonkvrouw by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Pat van Beirs 3.55 avg rating — 1,101 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	IJzerkop 3.97 avg rating — 964 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Galgenmeid by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Pat van Beirs 3.85 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Onheilsdochter 3.79 avg rating — 217 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Properzia 4.32 avg rating — 79 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lions of Leningrad Volume 1: I am Chapayev 3.37 avg rating — 41 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lions of Leningrad by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Thomas Du Caju (artist) 3.49 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SABOTEUSES - T2: TAUPE by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Thomas Du Caju (Drawings) 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les souris de Leningrad Tome 2 - La ville des morts 2/2 by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Thomas Du Caju (Illustrator) 3.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SABOTEUSES - T3 - MOUCHE: MOUCHE by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Thomas Du Caju (drawings) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Lions of Leningrad (2 books)
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Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author),

Thomas Du Caju (Illustrator)

3.39 avg rating — 96 ratings

Betty & Dodge (8 books)
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Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author),

Pat van Beirs,

Thomas Du Caju (Illustrator)

3.73 avg rating — 40 ratings

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Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)

by Terry Pratchett

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Canticle is een kerkgezang, een loflied, ook wel kantiek genoemd. Het boek speelt zich af aan het einde van 13de eeuw in Brugge, toen de stad een economische draaischijf was voor de wolhandel. Aleys, de dochter van een wolhandelaar, weigert te trouwe ...more
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China in de late achttiende eeuw. Het meisje Yu is wees en werkt als kind in een theehuis in Kanton. Een dronken klant was vroeger een meester in de gevechtskunsten en van hem leert Yu hoe ze zichzelf moet verdedigen. Als tiener wordt ze geschaakt do ...more
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Paolo groeit op bij zijn ouders in het zuidelijkste puntje van Chili. Een misdadiger op de vlucht, Angel, vraagt onderdak en vermoordt de beide ouders. Hij durft niet aan het kind te raken. Tussen hen beiden ontstaat een band... De tranen van de moor ...more
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De roman speelt zich af in de laatste maanden van 1938 op een eiland voor de kust van Wales, waar het karkas van een walvis is aangespoeld. Het winderige eiland is vijf kilometer lang en telt slechts twaalf families. De economie wordt in stand gehoud ...more
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'Niemand kan terug' gaat over acht jonge vrouwen die in hetzelfde, door zusters geleide pension in Rome verblijven in de jaren dertig. De meesten volgen les aan de universiteit. We ontdekken hen voor het eerst in een kamer waar ze 's avonds kletsen b ...more
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Jean-Claude’s Quotes

“The Summer had died peacefully in its sleep, and Autumn, as soft-spoken executrix, was locking life up safely until Spring came to claim it.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction

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