Adam of the Road (Newbery Library Puffin Series)
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- Synopsis
- Awarded the John Newbery Medal as "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in the year of its publication. "A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair, like giving alms to the poor or tending the sick. It's open to the sun and wind and rain. It brings all kinds of people and all parts of England together. And it's home to a minstrel, even though he may happen to be sleeping in a castle." And Adam, though only eleven, was to remember his father's words when his beloved dog, Nick, was stolen and Roger had disappeared and he found himself traveling alone along these same great roads, searching the fairs and market towns for his father and his dog. Here is a story of thirteenth-century England, so absorbing and lively that for all its authenticity it scarcely seems "historical." Although crammed with odd facts and lore about that time when "longen folke to goon on pilgrimages," its scraps of song and hymn and jongleur's tale of the period seem as new minted and fresh as the day they were devised, and Adam is a real boy inside his gay striped surcoat.
- Copyright:
- 1970
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 318 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780140324648
- Publisher:
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Date of Addition:
- 01/10/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Elizabeth Janet Gray and John Boyd
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
- Grade Levels:
- Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
- Reading Age:
- 8–12
- Submitted By:
- Approval Queue Volunteer 4
- Proofread By:
- Tomoko Miles
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.