The Door In the Wall - Softcover

Marguerite De Angeli

3.77

18,698 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590029800 ISBN 13: 9780590029803

Publisher: Scholastic Inc, 1984

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Lovely story for increasing the imagination. Well told. Fun read!

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From the Publisher:

Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in one stroke: He falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him and Robin is left alone.

A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark's where he is taught woodcarving and--much harder--patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, "Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it."

Robin soon enough learns what Brother Luke means. And when the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, it is Robin, who cannot mount a horse and ride to battle, who saves the townspeople and discovers there is more than one way to serve his king..

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Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs.

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