Spindle and Dagger

by J. Anderson Coats

Book Overview

This rich literary novel follows Elen, who must live a precarious lie in order to survive among the medieval Welsh warband that killed her family. Wales, 1109. Three years ago, a warband raided Elen's home. Her baby sister could not escape the flames. Her older sister fought back and almost killed the warband's leader, Owain ap Cadwgan, before being killed herself. Despite Elen's own sexual assault at the hands of the raiders, she saw a chance to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536207772
• ISBN13: 9781536207774
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher