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A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this award-winning literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock. The Book of Boy was awarded a Newbery Honor. "A treat from start to finish."--Wall Street Journal
Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his small village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to talk to animals, he is often mocked by others in his town--until the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secondus. Impressed with Boy's climbing and jumping abilities, Secondus engages Boy as his servant, pulling him into an action-packed and suspenseful expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics of Saint Peter.
Boy quickly realizes this journey is not an innocent one. They are stealing the relics and accumulating dangerous enemies in the process. But Boy is determined to see this pilgrimage through until the end--for what if St. Peter has the power to make him the same as the other boys?
This epic and engrossing quest story by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is for fans of Adam Gidwitz's The Inquisitor's Tale and Grace Lin's Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and for readers of all ages. Features a map and black-and-white art by Ian Schoenherr throughout.
--School Library Journal
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 02/06/2018
ISBN: 9780062686206
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.30w x 1.20d
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book
Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2017 pg. 189
Booklist 02/15/2018 pg. 78
Publishers Weekly 03/12/2018
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 117
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 87 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 195979 / Book of Boy
Reading Level: 4.3 /
Interest Level: Middle Grade /
Point Value: 6
