Crispin

The Cross of Lead

by Avi

Hardcover, 237 pages

English language

Published July 2, 2003 by Thorndike Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-7862-5501-6

(6 reviews)

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

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Review of 'Crispin' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Just what I was looking for in an airplane read - a short but edifying diversion. The plot has a couple of weak points, but the historical portrayal held my interest.