Peter
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- Synopsis
- Peter knew it was madness to suppose a portrait could talk, but nevertheless, there was the boy in yellow promising to show him something interesting. Quelling his misgivings, Peter accepted the challenge and found himself in ancient Greece. No boy in yellow was in evidence, but there was Cimon, the son of a coin maker in nearby Haliartus, with whom Peter stayed. In the course of an adventurous night, when Peter and Cimon managed to uncover the plans of an advancing army, thereby saving the town, Peter realized that Cimon was the best friend he could ever have, but he had little time to appreciate the knowledge before he was shifted to post-Conquest England. Sad at leaving Cimon, Peter was impatient with the squabbles of Rosamund the Norman and Torquil the Saxon over the virtues of their ancestry until danger and their need of his help revealed them as two more true friends. But they, too, were lost to him when he was moved to Cromwell's England. By the time he met the boy in yellow again after returning to his home in Denmark, he was at last able to understand the purpose that linked them together. Highly imaginative but based on historical fact, this is another unusual story by the author of North to Freedom, which won the 1963 Gyldendal Prize for the best Scandinavian children's book and has been widely acclaimed here.
- Copyright:
- 1968
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 225 Pages
- Publisher:
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 10/15/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Jamie Yates
- Proofread By:
- Doug Maples
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.