Young Adult (And
a Bit Younger)
Alder, Elizabeth.
The King's Shadow (1997)
A former
slave becomes the chronicler of King Harold.
Alexander, Lloyd.
The Chronicles of Prydain.
Much-loved
young adult novels based on medieval Welsh legend:
The Book of
Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of
Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King
The Foundling
and Other Tales of Prydain
Atterton, Julian.
The Last Harper (1983)
Barrett, Tracy. Anna
of Byzantium
Barron, T. A., the
Lost Years of Merlin trilogy, among which is:
The Seven Songs
of Merlin
Branford, Henrietta.
The Fated Sky (1999)
Girl in
Viking society.
---, Fire, Bed
and Bone (1998)
The Peasant's
Rebellion from the point of view of a personable dog.
Cadnum, Michael.
The Book of the Lion (2000)
The Crusades
as experienced by Edmund, an apprentice pressed into service as squire
to a knight.
---, In a Dark
Wood
Cooper, Susan. The
Dark is Rising series.
Immensely
popular series dealing with Welsh and Cornish legend, Arthur, magic and
the present day:
Silver on the
Tree
The Grey King
Greenwitch
The Dark is
Rising
Over Sea, Under
Stone
Costain, Thomas B.
William the Conqueror (1959)
Cushman, Karen. Catherine,
Called Birdy
In 1290,
a 14-year-old girl keeps a diary detailing her attempts to resist her
father's efforts to marry her off. Excellent medieval detail. Winner
of the Newbery Award.
---, The Midwife's
Apprentice
---, Matilda Bone
De Angeli, Marguerite.
The Door in the Wall
Story of
Robin, a ten-year-old English boy of the 14th century, who alone can save
a castle besieged by the Welsh. Newbery Award winner.
French, Allen. The
Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
---, The Red Keep:
A Story of Burgundy in 1165
Goodman, Joan Elizabeth,
The Winter Hare (1996)
---, Peregrine
(2000).
In the 12th century,
Edith makes a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Haahr, Berit. The
Minstrel's Tale (2000)
Hinds, Gareth,
Beowulf (2007)
Beowulf as a kind of superhero, by a well-known graphic novelist.
Ages 10 and up.
Hunter, Molly. The
King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the Bruce (1998)
Knowles, James. King
Arthur and his Knights (2000)
Leeds, Constance,
The Silver Cup (2007)
Fifteen-year-old Anna forges an unexpected connection with a
Jewish girl in 11th-century Germany.
Llywelyn, Morgan.
Brian Boru: Emperor of the Irish
---, Strongbow:
The Story of Richard and Aiofe: A Biographical Novel
The relationship
between the Noman knight Richard de Clare (Strongbow) and the Irish princess
Aoife in the twelfth century, both battling for Ireland.
McCaffrey, Anne.
Black Horses for the King (1996)
Set in 5th-century
Britain, the story of a Celtic boy who runs away to join Arthur's cause.
McDonald, Kathleen,
1212: Year of the Journey (2007)
Experiences on the Children’s Crusade
Moressy, John. The
Juggler
Morpurgo, Michael,
, Beowulf (2006)
“Preserves much of the oddness and complexity of the original”
-- NY Times
Paterson, Katherine.
Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight
Platt, Richard.
Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page (1999)
An illustrated
book about an eleven-year-old medieval boy's life as a page.
Pollard, Madeleine.
Beorn the Proud (1999)
Pyle, Howard. Men
of Iron: A Tale of Chivalrous Times
---, Otto of
the Silver Hand
---, The Story
of King Arthur and his Knights
---, The Story
of Lancelot and his Champions
---, The Story
of the Champions of the Round Table
---, The Story
of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
---, The Merry
Adventures of Robin Hood
Reilly, Robert. Red
Hugh: Prince of Donegal
Rumford, James, Beowulf:
A Hero’s Tale Retold (2007)
A retelling of Beowulf with illustrations (ages 9-12)
Sutcliff, Rosemary.
The Lantern Bearers (1959)
An Arthurian
tale.
Temple, Frances.
The Ramsay Scallop
In 1299,
14-year-old Elenor awaits the return of her betrothed, Lord Thomas, from
the Crusades, even though she's not sure she likes him much.
Tomlinson, Theresa.
The Forest Wife
---, Child of
the May (1998)
Fifteenth-year-old
Magda and her exploits with Robin Hood and his band.
Willard, Barbara.
Son of Charlemagne
---, Augustine
Came to Kent (1997)
Yolen, Jane, Merlin.
About Young Adult
Novels:
Barnhouse, Rebecca.
Recasting the Past: The Middle Ages in Young Adult Literature (2000).
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