Avi, 1937-

Crispin : the cross of lead / Avi. - 1st Hyperion Paperback edition. - New York : Hyperion Paperbacks For Children, 2004. - 310 p. : ill.; 19 cm.

Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenthcentury England flees his village and meets a larger-than life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

"010-014"--P. [4] of cover.

Winner of 2003 Newbery Medal and ALA Notable Children's Book.

0786816589 (pbk.)


Orphans--England--Juvenile fiction.
Identity (Philosophical concept)--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Middle Ages--Juvenile fiction.
Newbery Medal.
Identity--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Middle Ages--Fiction.


Great Britain--History--Edward III, 1327-1377--Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain--History--Edward III, 1327-1377--Fiction.

PZ7.A953 / Cr 2004 PZ7.A95 / Cr 2004