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Puffin Books, 2006-05-10

Adam of the Road

Adam of the Road

Puffin Modern Classics

Elizabeth Janet Gray, Author

Robert Lawson, Illustrator

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9780142406595

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Eleven-year-old Adam suddenly finds himself alone when his dog and his father--a wandering minstrel--suddenly disappear. Set in 13th-century England, "Adam of the Road" is a Puffin Modern Classic.
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Adam, an eleven-year-old aspiring minstrel, embarks on a journey through 13th-century England in search of his missing father and stolen dog. Along the way, he encounters a tapestry of medieval life, learning lessons of perseverance, loyalty, and self-discovery.

Keywords and Themes: Adventure • Award Winner • Bravery • Character • Classics • Determination • Family • Friendship • Historical • Hope • Juvenile Fiction • Loyalty • Medieval • Parents • Perseverance • Responsibility • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Themes

Readability • 6.2

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 320

Subjects • Minstrels • Middle Ages • England

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Classics • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Medieval • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel throughout thirteenthcentury England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. But when Nick is stolen and his father disappears, Adam suddenly finds himself alone. He searches the same roads he traveled with his father, meeting various people along the way. But will Adam ever find his father and dog and end his desperate search?
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