num_pages: 144
description: When Magda was just a baby her mother was murdered and her father John brought her to live in the woods with the Forestwife. Here she learned to heal sick people and became skillful in archery and fighting. Now Magda wants a life of adventure beyond the forest. When word comes that Lady Matilda and her daughter Isabelle are being held captive by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham Magda is ready. This is the chance of a lifetime to join forces with her father John and the mysterious Robin Hood and his band of outlaws. Little does Magda know that this is also a chance to come face to face with the scoundrel who murdered her mother.
language: English
title: Child of the May
publisher: Orchard Books