About this title: Robin, son of the nobleman Sir John de Bureford is expected to learn all the ways of knighthood. But an illness causes Robin to lose the use of his legs. Abandoned by his family, he is cared for by kindly monks. When their city becomes besieged, Robin becomes an unlikely hero in this classic novel of medieval England. Winner of the 1950 Newbery Medal.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yearling
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780440402831ISBN:0440402832
Description: Good. Cover is creased, scuffed, & rubbed at edges; minuscule closed tear @ base spine. Interior looks great. Tight & clean throughout. No marks. No creased pgs. Nice copy to throw in the backpack and go. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 128 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. Never read, tight and shiny, min chipped edging, inside pages are clean and bright, appears almost brand new. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, light creases on spine, light aging to pages, bottom corner torn off back cover, stk #2216n9. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 128 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Good. 0440402832 Good condition soft cover book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780440402831ISBN:0440402832
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Top corner of front cover torn off, light wear to covers, price sticker on front cover, pages tanned. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 128 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780385072830ISBN:038507283X
Description: de Angeli, Marguerite. Very Good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 128 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
"This is a great book, no lie. I read this when I was in 6th grade. It is set in the Middle Ages, about the time of the Black Plague. This book gives very accurate info about the decorum of the Middle Ages."
"I think I read this book in third grade. And I liked it! Funny thing is though... no one else at my school did.
My dad gave me a check for my lunch money that year and I guess I accidentally left it inside this book when I returned it to the school library. I thought I'd lost the check! An ordeal ensued.
A few years later, I went to check out this book again...because..as I said, I liked it! And inside the book was the check my dad had written out years ago for lunch money."
"I think I understand why this won the Newbery, since the message of the book is a good one - with patience and hard work one can overcome great obstacles. However, for me, the book felt a bit flat. Not only were some of the characters a bit unrealistic (why does Brother Luke take such an interest in Robin?), but the historical background felt inauthentic (friars are not monks, for example) and often too generic (no date, the king is never named, etc.). The story itself plods along, and even the climax didn't feel like we had built up to it much and that the story could just keep plodding along. The end was perhaps the most unrealistic - way too happily ever after, to the point of absurdity (why are the king and queen staying there and treating Robin's parents like they are the second most important people in the realm?)."
"This tale of a lame lad (Robin) in medieval England plods along as does its protagonist. After a very slow start, it picks up a little movement as the boy moves to save his besieged castle. Alas, there's little if any suspense and author Marguerite de Angeli attended the "Tell" School of Writing. What's more, what should be momentous events (battles, for example) are summed up and done with in two or three sentences. One's left humming the song, "Is That All There Is?""
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