Overview
A 2017 Newbery Honor Book
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book AwardĀ
An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author ofĀ A Tale Dark and Grimm.Ā Beautifully illustrated throughout!Ā
The Inquisitor's Tale is one of the most celebrated children's books of the year!Ā ā Ā New York TimesĀ Bestseller ā Ā A New York Times Editorās ChoiceĀ ā Ā A New York Times Notable Childrenās Book ā Ā A People Magazine Kid PickĀ ā Ā A Washington Post Best Childrenās Book ā Ā A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book ā Ā An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book ā Ā A Booklist Best BookĀ ā Ā A Horn BookĀ Fanfare Best BookĀ ā Ā A Kirkus Reviews Best Book ā Ā A Publishers Weekly Best BookĀ ā Ā A School Library Journal Best BookĀ ā An ALA Notable Children's Book
āA profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful storyteller.ā āMatt de la PeƱa, Newbery Medalist andĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author
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āWhat Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering."Ā āNew York Times Book Review
Includes a detailed historical note and bibliography
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1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.
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JoinĀ William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent ofĀ The Canterbury Tales,Ā our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together.Ā
Beloved bestselling author Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series. Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem Aly and filled with Adamās trademark style and humor,Ā The Inquisitor's TaleĀ is bold storytelling thatās richly researched and adventure-packed.
āItās no surprise that Gidwitzās latest book has been likened toĀ The Canterbury Tales, considering its central story is told by multiple storytellers. As each narrator fills in what happens next in the story of the three children and their potentially holy dog, their tales get not only more fantastical but also more puzzling and addictive. However, the gradual intricacy of the story that is not Gidwitzās big accomplishment. Rather it is the complex themes (xenophobia, zealotry, censorship etc.) he is able to bring up while still maintaining a light tone, thus giving readers a chance to come to conclusions themselves. (Also, there is a farting dragon.)āāEntertainment Weekly, āBest MG Books of 2016
"Puckish, learned, serendipitous . . .Ā Sparkling medieval adventure." āWall Street Journal
ā "Gidwitz strikes literary gold with this mirthful and compulsively readable adventure story. . . .Ā A masterpiece of storytelling that is addictive and engrossing." āKirkus, starred review
ā "AĀ well-researched andĀ rambunctiously entertainingĀ story that has as much to say about the present as it does the past." āPublishers Weekly, starred review
ā Ā "Gidwitz proves himself a nimble storyteller as he weaves history, excitement, and multiple narrative threads intoĀ a taut, inspired adventure."Ā āBooklist, starred review
ā Ā "Scatological humor, serious matter, colloquial present-day language, the ideal of diversity and mutual understandingāthis has it all." āThe Horn Book, starred review
ā Ā "I have never read a book like this. Itās weird, and unfamiliar, and religious, and irreligious, andĀ more fun than it has any right to be. . . .Ā Gidwitz is on fireĀ here, making medieval history feel fresh and current."Ā āSchool Library Journal, starred review
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book AwardĀ
An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author ofĀ A Tale Dark and Grimm.Ā Beautifully illustrated throughout!Ā
The Inquisitor's Tale is one of the most celebrated children's books of the year!Ā ā Ā New York TimesĀ Bestseller ā Ā A New York Times Editorās ChoiceĀ ā Ā A New York Times Notable Childrenās Book ā Ā A People Magazine Kid PickĀ ā Ā A Washington Post Best Childrenās Book ā Ā A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book ā Ā An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book ā Ā A Booklist Best BookĀ ā Ā A Horn BookĀ Fanfare Best BookĀ ā Ā A Kirkus Reviews Best Book ā Ā A Publishers Weekly Best BookĀ ā Ā A School Library Journal Best BookĀ ā An ALA Notable Children's Book
āA profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful storyteller.ā āMatt de la PeƱa, Newbery Medalist andĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author
Ā
āWhat Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering."Ā āNew York Times Book Review
Includes a detailed historical note and bibliography
Ā
1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.
Ā
JoinĀ William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent ofĀ The Canterbury Tales,Ā our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together.Ā
Beloved bestselling author Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series. Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem Aly and filled with Adamās trademark style and humor,Ā The Inquisitor's TaleĀ is bold storytelling thatās richly researched and adventure-packed.
āItās no surprise that Gidwitzās latest book has been likened toĀ The Canterbury Tales, considering its central story is told by multiple storytellers. As each narrator fills in what happens next in the story of the three children and their potentially holy dog, their tales get not only more fantastical but also more puzzling and addictive. However, the gradual intricacy of the story that is not Gidwitzās big accomplishment. Rather it is the complex themes (xenophobia, zealotry, censorship etc.) he is able to bring up while still maintaining a light tone, thus giving readers a chance to come to conclusions themselves. (Also, there is a farting dragon.)āāEntertainment Weekly, āBest MG Books of 2016
"Puckish, learned, serendipitous . . .Ā Sparkling medieval adventure." āWall Street Journal
ā "Gidwitz strikes literary gold with this mirthful and compulsively readable adventure story. . . .Ā A masterpiece of storytelling that is addictive and engrossing." āKirkus, starred review
ā "AĀ well-researched andĀ rambunctiously entertainingĀ story that has as much to say about the present as it does the past." āPublishers Weekly, starred review
ā Ā "Gidwitz proves himself a nimble storyteller as he weaves history, excitement, and multiple narrative threads intoĀ a taut, inspired adventure."Ā āBooklist, starred review
ā Ā "Scatological humor, serious matter, colloquial present-day language, the ideal of diversity and mutual understandingāthis has it all." āThe Horn Book, starred review
ā Ā "I have never read a book like this. Itās weird, and unfamiliar, and religious, and irreligious, andĀ more fun than it has any right to be. . . .Ā Gidwitz is on fireĀ here, making medieval history feel fresh and current."Ā āSchool Library Journal, starred review
This book title, The Inquisitor's Tale (Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog), ISBN: 9780525426165, by Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly, published by Penguin Young Readers Group (September 27, 2016) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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