One Is One

by Barbara Leonie Picard

Book Overview

In 14th-century England, Stephen de Beauville dreams of becoming a knight--not a promising ambition for a contemplative boy with a talent for drawing. Quiet and solitary, Stephen must endure the bitter torments of his brothers and cousins until he finds his first true friend; through that friendship Stephen gains courage to endure the lack of kindness in his life. But believing that Stephen will never possess the valor to be a knight, his father...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589880277
• ISBN13: 9781589880276
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Paul Dry Books
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Coming of Age in Middle Ages-Marvelous!-One of All-Time BEST

This was read to me by both my 5th and 6th grade teachers and after the second time thru this misunderstood boy's trials and triumphs, I took my life-savings at the time (around $4) and bought the hardback for myself. Now, 35yrs later,a lifetime of reading (to excess) in my wake, I re-read it and still find it one of the best books I've ever known. Well, it's only about the little things in life.....childhood, fathers and sons, courage, death, friends, enemies, God, faith, and finding one's true heart and vocation in a brutal world...that's all. It's about Stephen, a sensitive artistic boy whose noble family think him a coward, who makes his way thru the monasteries, castles and battlefields of England in the Middle Ages,in search of himself. The adventures and vivid characters he encounters thrill and enrich us; the friends who light the way thru Stephen's journey and the tragedies that I wept to read thru led to a gloriously radiant end. The vocabulary may be a bit daunting, so encourage and help any young readers and if your child or class is reading this, act out the fight scene in the tavern. I remember my teacher sobbing thru several chapers, so keep a few Kleenex handy! This story of following your bliss and the authentic life still teaches me lessons I hope to share with the children around me. Bon Appetit!