A Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors\' Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street Journal Best of the Year * An ALA Notable Book A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this award-winning literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock.
Features a map and black-and-white art by Ian Schoenherr throughout..
Peter has the power to make him the same as the other boys? This epic and engrossing quest story by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is for fans of Adam Gidwitz\'s The Inquisitor\'s Tale and Grace Lin\'s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon , and for readers of all ages.
But Boy is determined to see this pilgrimage through until the end--for what if St.
They are stealing the relics and accumulating dangerous enemies in the process.
Boy quickly realizes this journey is not an innocent one.
Impressed with Boy\'s climbing and jumping abilities, Secondus engages Boy as his servant, pulling him into an action-packed and suspenseful expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics of Saint Peter.
With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to talk to animals, he is often mocked by others in his town--until the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secondus. --Wall Street Journal Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his small village.
A treat from start to finish.
The Book of Boy was awarded a Newbery Honor.
A Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors\' Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street Journal Best of the Year * An ALA Notable Book A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this award-winning literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock
