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  King of the Middle March: The Arthur Trilogy, Book Three by Kevin Crossley-Holland In the year 1202, newly knighted Arthur de Caldicot finds himself in Venice as the Fourth Crusade is launched. All around him jealousies and greed rive the Crusade, turning Christian against Christian at horrifying cost. And Arthur must find his way in the battle.King of the Middle March brims with the medieval texture and dazzling detail that Crossley-Holland fans have come to expect, but also with new depths of feeling and wisdom that grown-ups and those growing up alike can appreciate. In $17.95 Hardcover Book | Grades 7-12

  
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  Arthur Trilogy, The #3: King of the Middle March (EBK) by Kevin Crossley-Holland Arthur de Caldicot waits eagerly in Venice for the start of the Fourth Crusade. But it's now, when Arthur's future should be clearest, that he feels the most doubt. Jealousies and greed threaten the Crusade, leading him to question its true mission. Back in England, his engagement to Winnie remains uncertain, as his search for his birth mother is stymied by his vicious father. And his seeing stone shows him the last days of King Arthur's court -- a great dream destroyed, but also a glorious legend rising from the ruins. Likewise in this book, Arthur becomes a man worthy of his kingly name. $5.99 You save: 25% books;ebooks;ebooks | Ages 12-14

  
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The Seeing Stone

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Author: Kevin Crossley-Holland

Series: Arthur Trilogy (Book #1)

Interest Level:
6-8

Lexile Framework:
560L

Grade Level Equivalent:
4.1

Guided Reading Level:
Y

Age:
11-13

Genre:
Adventure, Historical Fiction, Series

Subject:
Crusades, Middle Ages, Courage, Bravery, Heroism, Leadership and Responsibility, Loyalty, Manners and Conduct, Honor

It is 1199 and young Arthur de Caldicot, aged 13, is waiting impatiently to grow up and become a knight. One day his friend's father, Merlin, gives him a shining piece of obsidian, and his life becomes entwined with that of his namesake, the Arthur whose story he sees unfold in the stone.

In this many-layered novel, King Arthur is seen as a mysterious presence influencing not just one time and place, but many. The 100 short chapters are almost like snapshots, not only of the mythic tales of King Arthur, but the earthy, uncomfortable reality of the Middle Ages. Written in the direct, open voice of a real boy living in a time of uncertainty about the future, this story touches on the issues of war and peace, social inequality, religion, reason, and superstition. A thoroughly contemporary novel about the past and a brilliant new take on the Arthurian legends.

The Seeing Stone is the first book in an exciting trilogy.