1212
Year of the Journey
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2006
- Category
- Medieval, General, Religion & Faith
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 13 to 18
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897187111
- Publish Date
- Nov 2006
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
In a world where thousands are dying over matters of religion, where do you go? What do you believe? Who do you put your own faith in? These questions, so relevent to growing up in 2006, are also questions faced by young people hundreds of years ago.
About the author
Kathleen McDonnell grew up in Chicago, but has lived in Canada for all of her adult life and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto. She is the author of nine books of non-fiction and YA fiction. She's also written more than a dozen plays, many of which have had award-winning productions in Canada and the United States. As befits a passionate swimmer, McDonnell lives on Toronto Island; a unique, vibrant, mostly car-free community a ten-minute ferry ride from downtown Toronto where she and her life partner Alec raised their two daughters, Martha and Ivy.
Librarian Reviews
1212:Year of the Journey
Three very different youngsters in medieval France – a Jewish university student, a shepherd boy who feels chosen to lead the Children’s Crusade, and a girl who is one of the few survivors from the massacres of Cathars (a breakaway Christian group hated by the established Church) – each is drawn into the tragic Crusade. Kathleen McDonnell skillfully weaves their stories together as they meet and travel together, then are driven apart by various forces. It isn’t until the end of the book that we know whether they ever meet again, but the intervening chapters are a very satisfying read.Source: The Canadian Children's Bookcentre. Spring 2007. Vol.30 No.2.
1212: Year of the Journey
In 1212, the religious wars are raging. Three young people embark on a journey filled with adversity, as they lead thousands of children in a crusade for peace. Based on a true story.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
