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In the violent and predatory world of thirteenth-century Languedoc, Pagan's sixteen-year-old daughter disguises herself as a boy and runs away with a priest who claims to be a friend of her dead father and mother, not knowing whether or not she can trust him, or anyone.

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Main Author: Jinks, Catherine
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
War > Young adult fiction.
Orphans > Young adult fiction.
Middle Ages > Young adult fiction.
France > History > Philip II Augustus, 1180-1223 > Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:In the violent and predatory world of thirteenth-century Languedoc, Pagan's sixteen-year-old daughter disguises herself as a boy and runs away with a priest who claims to be a friend of her dead father and mother, not knowing whether or not she can trust him, or anyone.
Physical Description:384 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
ISBN:9780763636500 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0763636509
Author Notes:Catherine Jinks was born November 17, 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland. She received a degree in medieval history from the University of Sydney in 1986. After college, she worked as a journalist and editor before becoming a full-time writer. She has written more than 30 books for both children and adults including Pagan's Vows, Eye to Eye, Piggy in the Middle, The Reformed Vampire Support Group, and The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group. She is also the author of the Pagan Chronicles and Allie's Ghost Hunters series. She has won numerous awards including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award three times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for Science Fiction, the Australian Ibby Award, and the Davitt Award for Crime Fiction.

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