Robert: Left on the steps of a church as a baby, Robert was often hungry but never stole food like the other orphans in town. Introverted and extraordinarily intelligent, he knew all the Latin prayers and hymns by heart by the time he was five years old. Georgette: Her own mother died in childbirth, leaving Georgette with a father who, seventeen at the time, had neither experience nor aptitude as a nurturing parent, and a brother known in town as Le Fuer - The Spitfire - for his terrible temper. Perhaps to replace something missing from their own lives, both Robert and Georgette are drawn to the news of a crusader, twelve or thirteen, no older than themselves, travelling down through France with thousands of followers - all, unbelievably, children too. Of those thousands, this is the incredible story of two. A story of hardship, loss and of love.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9+ years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Linda Press Wulf has worked as an editor, journalist and English teacher. She was born in South Africa and now lives in California with her husband Stanley and her two sons. Her incredible debut The Night of the Burning was the recipient of a Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award.