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Feb 23, 2011
Sarah
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I picked this book up after reading Barnhouse's newer book _The Coming of the Dragon_, which I enjoyed very much. This book, however, wasn't as enjoyable for me.
This story revolves around a young girl named Johanna who is a servant to Margery Kemp, the well-known religious woman of the Medieval era. It follows them as they make the pilgrimage to Rome from London with a small group of others. Dame Margery, as Johanna calls her, is very extreme in her demonstrations of her faith as she is prone to ...more
This story revolves around a young girl named Johanna who is a servant to Margery Kemp, the well-known religious woman of the Medieval era. It follows them as they make the pilgrimage to Rome from London with a small group of others. Dame Margery, as Johanna calls her, is very extreme in her demonstrations of her faith as she is prone to ...more
Eh. I read it to help out our middle school librarian so I could recommend/not recommend.
Too dry, the kids won't like it. Good story, about a servant who has to follow her mistress on a pilgrimage to Rome, but it didn't hold my interest.
Want a book about a kid who travels through medieval Europe? Pick up
instead. Female heroine?
. Or even
.
Much better reads.
...more
Too dry, the kids won't like it. Good story, about a servant who has to follow her mistress on a pilgrimage to Rome, but it didn't hold my interest.
Want a book about a kid who travels through medieval Europe? Pick up
instead. Female heroine?
. Or even
.Much better reads.
...more
Oct 19, 2009
Sonja Cole
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Definitely a Newbery contender!
Jul 27, 2009
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Oct 19, 2009
Kimberley Little
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Mar 11, 2010
Natalie Harvey
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Mindy
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