Crispin
Subtitle: The Cross of Lead (Newbery Medal Book)
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780786808281
Subjects: Identity; Orphans; Great Britain; Avi; Juvenile Fiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Middle Ages; Children: Grades 4-6; Historical - Medieval; General; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Medieval; Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance; 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.