Thursday, July 8, 2010

Hawksmaid by Kathryn Lasky

Matty, the daughter of Nottingham's most famous falconer, lives a life of poverty in castle partially destroyed by Prince John's forces. Her mother murdered and her father never the same after her mother's death, Matty learns what it is like to go hungry and fear punishment for hunting in the surrounding forest. As things get worse and people are starving to death, Matty, Fynn, Rich, and John find ways to help those who can't help themselves. King Richard has been fighting in the Crusades and his brother, Prince John's tyranny has become unbearable. Matty becomes Maid Marian, Fynn becomes Robin Hood, John becomes Little John, and Rich remains Rich. Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor angers Prince John and now there is a price on their heads. To rescue King Richard, Robin Hood and his Merry Men set out on a dangerous mission to release King Richard and end Prince John's horrible reign.

A wonderful story of how Maid Marian, Robin Hood and his Merry Men came to be and what made them legendary. It is a story of suffering, strength, perserverence, and the determination to make things right.

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