February+11

1. What book by T. A. Barron starts with the following lines? Spat out by the sea, the boy lay on the rocks, as still as death. Even if he survived the day, he had no home. No memory. And no name//.// (//The lost years of Merlin)// Bonus point: What do the initials T.A. stand for? (//Thomas Archibald//) 2. What is the title of this famous medieval text in which travelers on a pilgrimage share their stories? The author is Geoffrey Chaucer. (//The Canterbury tales//)

3. Crispin has to flee his village because he is falsely accused of murder. On his travels he befriends a juggler called Bear. What is the title of this book by Avi? (//Crispin: the cross of lead//) 4. What book by David Clement- Davies contains the character of a lone black wolf who has the sight, the power to see the future. This is the second book in The Sight series. (//Fell//)

5. Who is the author of the book //Good masters! sweet ladies! : voices from a medieval village?(Laura Amy Schlitz//)

6. Through whose eyes is this medieval story is told in the book Fire, Bed and Bone by Henrietta Branford? (a dog)

7. This gory novel by Michael talks about life in the Middle Ages and includes many of the violent actions that took place in this culture. The hero is called Lidsmod and goes out on his first sea raid on a ship called Raven. What is the name of the novel? (Raven of the Waves, Vikings)

8. In Sword of the Rightful King by Jane Yolen, which king is the story about? (//King Arthur//)

9. // The Seeing Stone // and //At the Crossing-Places// are book 1 and 2 in the Arthur trilogy by Kevin Crossley-Holland. What is the title of the third book? (//King of the Middle March//)

10. In this journal written by Karen Cushman, Catherine, the daughter of an English knight, records the events of her daily life. What is Catherine’s nickname? (//Birdy)//

11. What book by Philip Reeve has the characters of Gwyna, Myrrdin, and Arthur? (//Here Lies Arthur//)

12. What series by Tamora Pierce features the character of Alanna? (//Song of the Lioness)//

13. Who is the author of the Pagan series?(Pagan’s crusade, Pagan’s Vows, Pagan’s scribe, Pagan in exile) – //Catherine Jinks//

14. This book, The Executioner’s Daughter is set in medieval England and is about a girl whose father is an executioner. She finds it hard to make friends as she is shy, and other children tease her about her father’s profession. Her only friends are wounded forest animals that she nurses back to health. What is the name of the daughter who is the main character in the story? (Lily)

15. In this book the heroine, Marnie is married to a drunken older man who is killed in a fall. She befriends a man who is known as the village ‘mad’ boy called Raver and helps him to communicate using sign language. What is the name of the book (or the author)? (The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan)

16. In this famous legend, Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur’s Round Table is on a quest to fight a mysterious warrior. What is the name of this warrior? (//The Green Knight//)

17. In the book, The Forestwife by Theresa Tomlinson, Mary runs away from her uncle’s castle and takes refuge in the forest. She becomes skilled at helping people who are living in the forest. What skills does she develop? (knowledge of herbs and potions)

18. This book is a sequel to The Winter Hare written by Elizabeth Goodman and tells about a 15 year old lady, Edith who goes on a pilgrimage from England to Jerusalem in 1144 after the death of her husband. What is the name of the book? (Peregrine)

19. Which king is the main character in the book The King’s Shadow by Elizabeth Adler? (King Harold)

20. In this novel about 13th century Europe, 14 year old Eleanor is betrothed to a crusader called Thomas who has just returned from being on a crusade for eight years. The town priest send them both on a pilgrimage to atone for the sins of all the townspeople. Where did he send them on their pilgrimage? (Spain) The book is called The Ramsay Scallop by Frances Temple. 21.