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"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair, like giving alms to the poor or tending the sick. It's open to the sun and wind and rain. It brings all kinds of people and all parts of England together. And it's home to a minstrel, even though he may happen to be sleeping in a castle."
Adam is a young boy of eleven, spending his time in school while awaiting the return of his father, a minstrel of some repute, and t ...more
Adam is a young boy of eleven, spending his time in school while awaiting the return of his father, a minstrel of some repute, and t ...more
Definitely not the most exciting Newbery Medal winning book I've read, but still, worth reading for anyone who is dedicated to reading the entire Newbery list of books... in other words, people like me. Well, I read this quite some time ago - more than ten years ago - but still remember it. That speaks well for it, really. If I can't remember what a book was about, it didn't make much of an impression on me, right?
This book featured a young minstrel in training, Adam, who set off on a journey wi ...more
This book featured a young minstrel in training, Adam, who set off on a journey wi ...more
Mar 13, 2012
Te-ge Bramhall
marked it as to-read
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Brenda
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