num_pages: 262
description: "Asta's Son" is all he's ever been called. The lack of a name is appropriate, because he and his mother are but poor peasants in 14th century medieval England. But this thirteen-year-old boy who thought he had little to lose soon finds himself with even less - no home, no family, or possessions. Accused of a crime he did not commit, he may be killed on sight, by anyone. If he wishes to remain alive, he must flee his tiny village. All the boy takes with him is a newly revealed name - Crispin - and his mother's cross of lead.
language: English
title: The Cross of Lead
titlecomplete: The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
characters: Crispin Almond, Widow Daventry, John Ball, Asta, John Aycliffe, Father Quinel, Orson Hrothgar (aka Bear)
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, School, Adventure, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile
ratings_count: 26095
places: England
series: Crispin
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Newbery Medal, name: جایزه ی نیوبری, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Colorado Book Award
category: Young Adult
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers