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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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Average rating: 3.78 · 3,300 ratings · 395 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	IJzerkop 3.97 avg rating — 1,000 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
	Jonkvrouw by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Pat van Beirs 3.56 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Galgenmeid by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Goodreads Author), Pat van Beirs 3.85 avg rating — 640 ratings — published 2010	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 — 224 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 4.28 avg rating — 109 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) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 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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Angel Down

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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem is currently reading Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (Goodreads Author)	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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Rond het jaar 1900 wordt binnen een Hongaarse aristocratische familie Lajos von Lázár geboren. We leren in het boek zijn ouders Sandor en Maria kennen, zijn kinderen Eva en Pista, het geheimzinnige bos op het kasteeldomein en vooral de tijd die voorb ...more
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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem and 24 other people liked Ief Stuyvaert's review of Lázár: "Wat als je ‘Het Achtste Leven’ in 350 pagina’s zou proppen? Misschien dat het dan wat diepgang verliest, maar de familiesage zou wel aan een razend tempo voorbij flitsen. Precies wat gebeurt in ‘Lázár, geschreven door - godbetert - een twintigjarige!" Read more of this review »
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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem rated a book it was amazing Zo ver heen (Dutch Edition) by Jess Walter	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
Zeven jaar lang heeft de zestiger Rhys (spreek uit: Reese) Kinnick zich afgezonderd in een hut die alleen via een onverharde weg bereikbaar is, zonder mobiele telefoon of stromend water. Als gepensioneerd milieujournalist zwoegt hij aan een filosofis ...more
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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem rated a book it was amazing Zo ver heen (Dutch Edition) by Jess Walter	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
Zeven jaar lang heeft de zestiger Rhys (spreek uit: Reese) Kinnick zich afgezonderd in een hut die alleen via een onverharde weg bereikbaar is, zonder mobiele telefoon of stromend water. Als gepensioneerd milieujournalist zwoegt hij aan een filosofis ...more
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Jean-Claude Rijckeghem rated a book liked it The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa	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
De kat Nana trekt met zijn baasje Saturo door Japan om zijn oude schoolvrienden te bezoeken. Het doel van de reis is voor Nana niet duidelijk... Deze alledaagse, wat voorspelbare road-trip wordt deels verteld vanuit het gezichtspunt van een kat die g ...more
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De kat Nana trekt met zijn baasje Saturo door Japan om zijn oude schoolvrienden te bezoeken. Het doel van de reis is voor Nana niet duidelijk... Deze alledaagse, wat voorspelbare road-trip wordt deels verteld vanuit het gezichtspunt van een kat die g ...more
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Murano in 1486. De 14-jarige Orsola Rosso groeit op binnen een familie van glasmakers op een eiland in de lagune van Venetië. Na de dood van haar vader neemt de oudste zoon het atelier over maar hij drinkt teveel en is te zelfverzekerd van zijn eigen ...more
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Natalie Heller Mills woont op de Yesteryear Ranch met haar man Caleb en hun vijf, binnenkort zes, kinderen. Natalie is een social media-influencer die traditionele genderrollen, christelijke leerstellingen en het boerenleven promoot. Natalie en Caleb ...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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