It is rare that we get a book set directly in medieval times. Brother Edik, Beatryce, Jack Dory and Cannoc – together with Answelica – must use all their wits and tricks to make sure Beatryce’s secret – that she can read and write, and tell beautiful stories – is never revealed, and used against her. Little does he know that the king is after her – that there is a prophecy about a young girl who will unseat the king, and bring about a new era of rule, and a change in the way the medieval world of this story works.
When Brother Edik finds a young girl in the monastery stables suffering from a fever, and with the monastery goat, Answelica with her, he decides to take care of her.
Twice winner of the Newbery Medal Kate DiCamillo and twice winner of the Caldecott Medal Sophie Blackall join forces for the first time in this stunning collaboration.But should she lose her way, Beatryce knows that those who love her – a wild-eyed monk, a man who had once been king, a boy with a terrible sword and a goat with a head as hard as stone – will never give up searching for her. And so it is that a girl with a head full of stories must venture into a dark wood in search of the castle of a king who wishes her dead. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret – one that imperils them all. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the recalcitrant goat. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. Synopsis: A magical medieval tale from two masters, Newbery Medal-winning Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-winning Sophie Blackall – a fantastical meditation on fate, love and the power of words to spell the world.
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