Crispin: At the Edge of the World
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| Crispin: At the Edge of the World | |
| Author | Avi |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Avi's Crispin |
| Genre(s) | Childrens, Historical novel |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books for Children |
| Publication date | September 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 240pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 078685152X (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | Crispin: The Cross of Lead |
Crispin: At The Edge of the World is a novel released in 2006 by Edward Irving Wortis, serving as a sequel to his 2003 Newbery Medal award winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. It is the second book in a planned trilogy.
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Crispin and his father figure, Bear, taste freedom briefly before Bear is recognized and shot with an arrow. Fleeing into the forest, they meet Troth, a girl shunned because of her cleft lip. Her protector, old Aude, nurses Bear's wound, but when villagers brutally turn against Aude, Crispin and Bear must flee again, this time with Troth. The three, now a family, make a stormy voyage to Brittany, where English soldiers force them to help in a ruthless attack on a church. Unlike many stories set in the Middle Ages, this novel doesn't romanticize the era; instead, it portrays England and France as places where poverty, superstition, and violence were commonplace. Crispin, Bear, and Troth face each new situation with dread born of painful experience, well aware that the people they meet are as likely to harm them as to help them.
