Crispin
Subtitle: The Cross of Lead
Publisher: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780786816583
Subjects: Juvenile Fiction; Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance; Historical - Medieval; Avi; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Orphans; Children: Grades 4-6; Middle Ages; Identity; Action & Adventure - General; Juvenile Fiction / General; Family - Orphans & Foster Homes; Fiction
First sentence: THE DAY AFTER MY MOTHER died, the priest and I wrapped her body in a gray shroud and carried her to the village church.