The Road to DamiettaHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004 M10 25 - 318 pages The Newbury Award-winning author delivers “what may be his finest novel” in this young adult narrative of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Fifth Crusade (Publishers Weekly). Rich in the atmosphere of thirteenth-century Italy, The Road to Damietta offers a fascinating new perspective on the man who became Saint Francis of Assisi: the guileless, joyous man who praised the oneness of nature and sought to bring the world into harmony. Thirteen-year-old Ricca di Montanaro, who secretly loves the young Francis, watches in awe as he disavows his rich father and declares himself a servant of Christ. Following him on his journey, Ricca recounts Francis’s attempt to bring peace amidst the bloodshed of the Fifth Crusade. “Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace,” he said. “Where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.” And so he set off on the road to Damietta… |
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... Tell You by Hillary Frank Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl Not As Crazy As I Seem by George Harrar Story for a Black Night by Clayton Bess Zazoo by Richard Mosher CHECK OUT GRAPHIABOOKS.COM Copyright © 1985 by Scott O'Dell All rights ...
... Tell You by Hillary Frank Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl Not As Crazy As I Seem by George Harrar Story for a Black Night by Clayton Bess Zazoo by Richard Mosher CHECK OUT GRAPHIABOOKS.COM Copyright © 1985 by Scott O'Dell All rights ...
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... tell whether he was tall or short, young or old. My father let down the visor of his helmet and I turned my head away, for the sight of people falling apart truly made me ill. At this time a lone horseman appeared in the distance. He ...
... tell whether he was tall or short, young or old. My father let down the visor of his helmet and I turned my head away, for the sight of people falling apart truly made me ill. At this time a lone horseman appeared in the distance. He ...
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... a lantern beside it, and I read the Arab's notes describing the apparition as a "glowing serpent with a fiery tail, which flees across the western sky at dusk." "We should go and tell everyone," I said, "so they 10. 2. 2.
... a lantern beside it, and I read the Arab's notes describing the apparition as a "glowing serpent with a fiery tail, which flees across the western sky at dusk." "We should go and tell everyone," I said, "so they 10. 2. 2.
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Scott O'Dell. "We should go and tell everyone," I said, "so they can come and watch." "Assisi, my friend, is a nervous place. If the serpent does not appear, they'll laugh at us. If it does appear then there'll be an awful scene—the ...
Scott O'Dell. "We should go and tell everyone," I said, "so they can come and watch." "Assisi, my friend, is a nervous place. If the serpent does not appear, they'll laugh at us. If it does appear then there'll be an awful scene—the ...
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... tell me, why do you keep her chained on such a wonderful day? The wind blows and there's music in the sky. Please, friend, take off the hood and let her loose to share this wondrous hour." I looked down upon him in dismay. His dour ...
... tell me, why do you keep her chained on such a wonderful day? The wind blows and there's music in the sky. Please, friend, take off the hood and let her loose to share this wondrous hour." I looked down upon him in dismay. His dour ...
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