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1) Egg & spoon
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
An impoverished Russian country girl Elena Rudina and the aristocratic Ekatrina meet and set in motion an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and the witch Baba Yaga.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking."--
3) Stone soup
Author
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three wise monks trick a poor, frightened community into finding happiness by teaching them the magic of generosity.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
NC 1000L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
After painstakingly handcrafting a replacement copy of a library book, a medieval monk tries to protect it from a hungry bear with a taste for literature. Includes historical note on illuminated manuscripts.
Author
Series
Harwood mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Loyola Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
vii, 238 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Embark on an adventure with young Alexander as he tries to recover his memory and, with his new friends, uncover the mystery of the shadowy figure in the dark.
6) Snook alone
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 890L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Through the power of faith, a monk named Abba Jacob and his loyal rat terrier, Snook, are reunited after being separated by a ferocious storm.
Author
Series
Harwood mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Loyola Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
viii, 238 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An ill-fated journey, a long-lost uncle, and a mysterious cathedral mark the next chapter in the life of Xan, an orphan in search of his destiny. For a year, he has lived in the care of Benedictine monks at Harwood Abbey. Now he learns that he has an uncle, said to live in the far-off city of Lincoln. Will Xan survive the trip alongside the prisoner Carlo and his cruel guards? Will he find Uncle William? And why is Xan drawn to the spirit that haunts...
Author
Series
Harwood mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Loyola Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
vi, 237 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Xan and John are orphans at Harwood Abbey. They are also enemies, but now John, blinded by an accident, struggles with bitterness. In his latest adventure, Xan of Harwood Abbey joins forces with this most unlikely of allies to uncover the mystery of the loss of the Fire of Eden, a priceless ruby coveted by many . . . Who took the rubya dishonest monk, a traitorous member of Her Ladys guard, or the frightening magician who dwells in the woods? Will...