The Saintly Outlaw

Virtue Chronicles #1

by Paul McCusker

Andrew Perry likes history, but he never expected to experience it firsthand. But that's what happens when he meets the unusual Eve Virtue, a direct descendent of the explorer and entrepreneur Alfred Virtue. Eve has uncovered Alfred Virtue's greatest secret: the mysterious Radiant Stone. Before Andrew knows it, the two of them are in twelfth-century England, caught up in the adventures of the saintly outlaw Robin Hood.

Genres: Historical Fiction

232 pages, Paperback

Published September 27, 2019

About the author

Paul McCusker is a writer of many different kinds of things. You may know him from Adventures In Odyssey and Focus On The Family Radio Theatre. Or the Father Gilbert Mysteries. Or the Augustine Institute audio dramas Brother Francis: The Barefoot Saint of Assisi and The Trials of Saint Patrick. Or plays like The First Church of Pete's Garage and Catacombs. Or C.S. Lewis projects like The Chronicles of Narnia audio dramas or The Annotated Screwtape Letters. Or the film Beyond The Mask. Or lots of other dramas, novels, scripts and lyrics. He simply can't make up his mind what he likes to write.

Reviews

[Leslea Wahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Saintly Outlaw is a middle grade story about the legendary Robin Hood. This is the first novel in The Virtue Chronicles which is a faith-based, time-traveling adventure series. These types of books are always fascinating to kids and this one adds an extra element – faith. This series is brought to you by the Augustine Institute and I have a feeling it will be a huge success.

[AudreyMM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really interesting, informative book. Andrew Perry likes history, but he never expected to experience it firsthand. But that's what happens when he meets the unusual Eve Virtue, a direct descendent of the explorer and entrepreneur Alfred Virtue. Eve has uncovered Alfred Virtue's greatest secret: the mysterious Radiant Stone. Before Andrew knows it, the two of them are in twelfth-century England, caught up in the adventures of the saintly outlaw Robin Hood. For ages 10-13.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this one with my kids. There was a prologue that seemed unnecessary, but once the kids jumped back in time the story picked up. The main character is quickly placed to see people in need and given the opportunity to help out. There are two threads that converge and we enjoyed seeing how things wrapped up. Even reading only one chapter a night we got through it pretty quickly.

[Molly K · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good elementary book introducing Robin Hood. I had listened to the adult radio-theater version of this story first, which was AMAZING, so I felt the book version was pretty watery. It was good, though, for reaching an elementary target.

[Mark Montanye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book to read to the kids. We all enjoyed it.

[Ella Shafer · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a beautiful book illustrating Robin Hood’s rich history.