Voices the final hours of Joan of Arc

In medieval poetic forms, the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life-- her family, the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood-- explore issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. D...

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Main Author: Elliott, David, 1947- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]
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Summary:In medieval poetic forms, the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life-- her family, the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood-- explore issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. Discover that girl. -- adapted from Goodreads.com info
Physical Description:195 pages : map ; 22 cm
Audience:Grades 9-12.
Ages 14 and up.
ISBN:9781328987594
1328987590
Author Notes:David Elliott is a NYT bestselling author whose books include Bull, And Here's to You!, The Evangeline Mudd books, In the Past , This Orq. books, and Baabwaa and Wooliam . Born in Ohio, David has worked as a singer, a cucumber washer, and a popsicle stick maker. He lives with his wife and a three-footed dog in New Hampshire. www.davidelliottbooks.com