Author : 107
Release : 2008-03-07
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Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Minstrel in the Tower Study Guide by : 107
Download or read book The Minstrel in the Tower Study Guide written by 107. This book was released on 2008-03-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger and Alice live alone with their mother in a tiny cottage. Their father, a knight, left five years earlier to fight in the Crusades and never returned. When Roger's and Alice's mother falls dangerously ill, she sends them on a quest to find an uncle they never knew they had. They take with them their mother's lute. "Show him the eagle carved on the back," she tells them. "Ask him to come quickly. Quickly!" Things become complicated when they are captured by outlaws, and their lute--the only proof of their identity--is stolen. Knowing that at least one of them must escape for their mother's sake, they come up with a plan. Alice, the better climber of the two, climbs up the tower to a high window and squeezes out through it. Now she must journey alone, find her uncle, and persuade him to help without the lute to prove her identity. With courage and cunning, she must convince her uncle, save her brother, and ultimately her mother. An excellent choice for good 2nd and 3rd grade readers, or for reluctant 4th graders or those just coming up to speed. Setting: France, 1195 Guide: 38 pages; 11 sections