Middle Ages Reading List
Middle Ages, 400-1400s
Blood red horseby K.M. Grant(2004)A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Breathby Donna Jo Napoli(2005)Elaborates on the tale of "The Pied Piper," told from the point of view of a boy who is too ill to keep up when a piper spirits away the healthy children of a plague-ridden town after being cheated out of full payment for ridding Hameln of rats. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Catherine, called Birdyby Karen Cushman(1994)The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Child of the Mayby Theresa Tomlinson(1998)Fifteen-year-old Magda helps Robin Hood's men rescue Lady Matilda and her daughter Isabelle from the clutches of the Sheriff of Nothingham's evil henchman.
Crispin : at the edge of the worldby Avi(2006)Branded as traitors by the king's authorities, Crispin and his guardian, Bear, flee to coastal towns in fourteenth-century England, where they perform a musical juggling act and bond as a family after befriending a disfigured girl.
Crispin : the cross of leadby Avi(2002)Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
The cureby Sonia Levitin(1999, 2000)A sixteen-year-old boy living in 2407 collides with the past when he finds himself in Strasbourg in 1348 confronting the anti-Semitism that sweeps through Europe during the Black Plague. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Dove and sword : a novel of Joan of Arcby Nancy Garden(1995)In 1455 in France, Gabrielle is visited by Pierre d'Arc, a brother of Joan of Arc, and with him reminisces about their childhood together in Domremy and Joan's subsequent trial and burning at the stake at Rouen twenty-four years before.
The fated skyby Henrietta Branford(1999)Ran, a sixteen-year-old Viking girl, struggles to control the events of her life and escape from the death that is supposed to be her destiney.
Forbidden forest : the story of Little John and Robin Hoodby Michael Cadnum(2002)Profiles Little John, from his quiet life before joining Robin Hood through his adventures protecting a beautiful lady when she is wrongfully accused of murdering her husband.
Girl in a cageby Jane Yolen(2002)As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
I am Mordred : a tale from Camelotby Nancy Springer(1998)When Mordred learns the identity of his father, he struggles with feelings of hatred, but also fights the fate which determines that he kill the good and gracious king.
In a dark woodby Michael Cadnum(1998)On orders from the King, the Sheriff of Nottingham seeks to capture the outlaw Robin Hood, but he finds him to be a tricky and elusive foe.
Lady Ilena : way of the warriorby Patricia Malone(2005)Now chief of Dun Alyn, fifteen-year-old Ilena disgraces herself on the battlefield and, while subsequently exiled from her people, becomes involved in a plan to rescue King Arthur from his Saxon captors. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
The legend of Lady Ilenaby Patricia Malone(2002)In sixth-century Great Britain, a fifteen-year-old girl seeking knowledge of her lineage is drawn into battle to defend the homeland she never knew, aided by one of King Arthur's knights. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
The lioness & her knightby Gerald Morris(2005)Headstrong sixteen-year-old Lady Luneta and her distant cousin, Sir Ywain, travel to Camelot and beyond finding more adventure than they hoped for until, with the help of a fool, Luneta discovers what she really wants from life. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Matilda Boneby Karen Cushman(2000)Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both spiritual and practical.
The midwife's apprenticeby Karen Cushman(1995)In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Outlaw princess of Sherwood, a tale of Rowan Hoodby Nancy Springer(2003)King Solon the Red attempts to capture his runaway daughter Ettarde and force her into marriage with a rival king who has been threatening his reign.
Pagan in exileby Catherine Jinks(2004)After fighting the infidels in Jerusalem in 1188, Lord Roland and his squire Pagan return to Roland's castle in France where they encounter violent family feuds and religious heretics. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Pagan's crusadeby Catherine Jinks(2003)In twelth-century Jerusalem, orphaned sixteen-year-old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight, as Saladin's armies close in on the Holy City. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
The Ramsay scallopby Frances Temple(1994)At the turn of the fourteenth century in England, fourteen-year-old Elenor finds her betrothal to an ambitious lord's son launching her on a memorable pilgrimage to far-off Spain. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Spider's voiceby Gloria Skurzynski(1999)Because he is a young mute person who can hear, Aran becomes involved in the adventures of Eloise and Abelard, France's most famous lovers, who lived during the twelfth century.
There will be wolvesby Karleen Bradford(1996)Ursula, condemned as a witch because of her knowledge of healing, escapes being burned to death when she joins her father and thousands of others who follow Peter the Hermit on the first Crusade from Cologne to Jerusalem in 1096.
The transformationby Mette Newth(2000)On a journey to appease the Sea's Mother, Navarana saves the life of one of the Strangers who had come to Greenland to rescue the few Christians living there and together they find a way to end the suffering of Navarana's people.
Young Joan : a novelby Barbara Dana(1991)Joan, a girl growing up in the French countryside during the Hundred Years' War, begins to hear voices telling her she is destined to reunite her torn country in opposition to the English invaders. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Blood red horseby K.M. Grant(2004)A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Breathby Donna Jo Napoli(2005)Elaborates on the tale of "The Pied Piper," told from the point of view of a boy who is too ill to keep up when a piper spirits away the healthy children of a plague-ridden town after being cheated out of full payment for ridding Hameln of rats. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Catherine, called Birdyby Karen Cushman(1994)The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Child of the Mayby Theresa Tomlinson(1998)Fifteen-year-old Magda helps Robin Hood's men rescue Lady Matilda and her daughter Isabelle from the clutches of the Sheriff of Nothingham's evil henchman.
Crispin : at the edge of the worldby Avi(2006)Branded as traitors by the king's authorities, Crispin and his guardian, Bear, flee to coastal towns in fourteenth-century England, where they perform a musical juggling act and bond as a family after befriending a disfigured girl.
Crispin : the cross of leadby Avi(2002)Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
The cureby Sonia Levitin(1999, 2000)A sixteen-year-old boy living in 2407 collides with the past when he finds himself in Strasbourg in 1348 confronting the anti-Semitism that sweeps through Europe during the Black Plague. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Dove and sword : a novel of Joan of Arcby Nancy Garden(1995)In 1455 in France, Gabrielle is visited by Pierre d'Arc, a brother of Joan of Arc, and with him reminisces about their childhood together in Domremy and Joan's subsequent trial and burning at the stake at Rouen twenty-four years before.
The fated skyby Henrietta Branford(1999)Ran, a sixteen-year-old Viking girl, struggles to control the events of her life and escape from the death that is supposed to be her destiney.
Forbidden forest : the story of Little John and Robin Hoodby Michael Cadnum(2002)Profiles Little John, from his quiet life before joining Robin Hood through his adventures protecting a beautiful lady when she is wrongfully accused of murdering her husband.
Girl in a cageby Jane Yolen(2002)As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
I am Mordred : a tale from Camelotby Nancy Springer(1998)When Mordred learns the identity of his father, he struggles with feelings of hatred, but also fights the fate which determines that he kill the good and gracious king.
In a dark woodby Michael Cadnum(1998)On orders from the King, the Sheriff of Nottingham seeks to capture the outlaw Robin Hood, but he finds him to be a tricky and elusive foe.
Lady Ilena : way of the warriorby Patricia Malone(2005)Now chief of Dun Alyn, fifteen-year-old Ilena disgraces herself on the battlefield and, while subsequently exiled from her people, becomes involved in a plan to rescue King Arthur from his Saxon captors. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
The legend of Lady Ilenaby Patricia Malone(2002)In sixth-century Great Britain, a fifteen-year-old girl seeking knowledge of her lineage is drawn into battle to defend the homeland she never knew, aided by one of King Arthur's knights. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
The lioness & her knightby Gerald Morris(2005)Headstrong sixteen-year-old Lady Luneta and her distant cousin, Sir Ywain, travel to Camelot and beyond finding more adventure than they hoped for until, with the help of a fool, Luneta discovers what she really wants from life. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Matilda Boneby Karen Cushman(2000)Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both spiritual and practical.
The midwife's apprenticeby Karen Cushman(1995)In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Outlaw princess of Sherwood, a tale of Rowan Hoodby Nancy Springer(2003)King Solon the Red attempts to capture his runaway daughter Ettarde and force her into marriage with a rival king who has been threatening his reign.
Pagan in exileby Catherine Jinks(2004)After fighting the infidels in Jerusalem in 1188, Lord Roland and his squire Pagan return to Roland's castle in France where they encounter violent family feuds and religious heretics. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Pagan's crusadeby Catherine Jinks(2003)In twelth-century Jerusalem, orphaned sixteen-year-old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight, as Saladin's armies close in on the Holy City. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
The Ramsay scallopby Frances Temple(1994)At the turn of the fourteenth century in England, fourteen-year-old Elenor finds her betrothal to an ambitious lord's son launching her on a memorable pilgrimage to far-off Spain. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)
Spider's voiceby Gloria Skurzynski(1999)Because he is a young mute person who can hear, Aran becomes involved in the adventures of Eloise and Abelard, France's most famous lovers, who lived during the twelfth century.
There will be wolvesby Karleen Bradford(1996)Ursula, condemned as a witch because of her knowledge of healing, escapes being burned to death when she joins her father and thousands of others who follow Peter the Hermit on the first Crusade from Cologne to Jerusalem in 1096.
The transformationby Mette Newth(2000)On a journey to appease the Sea's Mother, Navarana saves the life of one of the Strangers who had come to Greenland to rescue the few Christians living there and together they find a way to end the suffering of Navarana's people.
Young Joan : a novelby Barbara Dana(1991)Joan, a girl growing up in the French countryside during the Hundred Years' War, begins to hear voices telling her she is destined to reunite her torn country in opposition to the English invaders. (View First Chapter/Excerpt)