'The dialogue is witty, the characters are robust and the action headlong. A terrific adventure!' - The Guardian 'A rip-snorting, fast-moving, rollicking good time.' - The Times Educational Supplement In a little village in fourteenth century England, a bright young boy called Tom is restless. Tired of studying and digging ditches, he dreams of noble crusades in far-off lands. Then one day he decides to slip away to freedom and a life of adventure.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 284 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Terry Jones is a writer, actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director, presenter, poet, historian and author. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.