• Door in the Wall: (Newbery Medal Winner) - Ingram
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Yearling Books, 1990-01-07

Door in the Wall

Door in the Wall

Marguerite De Angeli, Author

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9780440402831

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When Robin, the son of a nobleman, falls and loses the use of his legs, he is abandoned and left alone. A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark's, where he is taught woodcarving and—much harder—patience and strength. Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

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A fascinating journey to the Middle Ages through this Newbery Award-winning book.A quiet, timeless story of perseverance through limitation. As the world narrows, perspective expands—revealing the strength of inner discipline, compassion, and the surprising gifts of service.

Keywords and Themes: Character • Classics • Compassion • Disability • Growth • Historical • Honor • Hope • Medieval • Perseverance • Perspective • Responsibility • Service • Trust • Young Adult Fiction

Readability • 6.2

Age Range • 12-0

Pages • 128

Subjects • Great Britain • History • Edward III • 1327-1377 • Middle Ages • Courage • Children with disabilities

Categories • Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Medieval • Young Adult Fiction | Disability • Young Adult Fiction | Classics

Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in one stroke: He falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him and Robin is left alone.

A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark's where he is taught woodcarving and--much harder--patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it."

Robin soon enough learns what Brother Luke means. And when the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, it is Robin, who cannot mount a horse and ride to battle, who saves the townspeople and discovers there is more than one way to serve his king..

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