Ransom for a Knight Fiction one of the first and

one of the first and most memorable self-determining girls in the Newbery canon

magnanimity and prudence

The Discovery of Slowness (1983) has been translated into all major languages

Following the first few weeks in the hospital for initial treatment

Ransom for a Knight Fiction one of the first and314 page paperback 5" x 8" ISBN 978 1 58988 043 6 Publication Date: May 2008 *Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal* In 14th century England, Alys de Renneville sits alone in the loft of her manor house mourning her father and brother who are thought to have been killed in battle in Scotland. Late one evening, a strange knight appears and tells Alys that her father and brother are alive and being held for ransom by the Scots. When no one believes her