School Library Journal Domremy, France, 1429. A peasant girl hears voices. The girl is Joan of Arc. Either way, Gabrielle cannot resist the urge to escape her small town and follow Joan onto the battlefield. But war is not an adventure.
War is death.
Gabrielle is surrounded by sick and dying soldiers. She wants to help them, but she is overwhelmed. Her hope rests with Joan. But Joan is in prison, captured, awaiting trial. A trial with the sentence of death .