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The Door in the Wall: (Newbery Medal Winner)
Contributor(s): De Angeli, Marguerite (Author)

ISBN: 0440402832 ISBN-13: 9780440402831
Publisher: Yearling Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 1990
Annotation: 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..

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Medieval
- Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Young Adult Fiction | Classics

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 88031291

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 920(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.29" W x 7.66" L (0.20 lbs) 128 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Topical - Physically Challenged
- Catalog Heading - Classics
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
- Theometrics - Secular

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 25
Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

Winner of the Newbery Award, this "enthralling and inspiring tale of triumph. . . . make s] life in England during the Middle Ages come alive" (The New York Times).

Ever since he can remember, Robin, child 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 suddenly when 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 patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it."

Robin learns soon enough what Brother Luke means. When the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, Robin discovers that there is more than one way to serve his king.

"A poignant story, full of action, and a strongly painted canvas of the times as well." --The New Yorker

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