9780802798459

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Walker Childrens

On sale:

August 2009

Price:

$8.99

Format:

Paperback

Size:

5.5 x 8.25 in

Pages:

272 pp

Ages:

12

Grades:

7


ISBN-13: 9780802798459

ISBN-10: 0802798454



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9780802796943

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Blue Flame

By K. M. Grant

Book Description

A searing look at religious intolerance with chilling parallels to our own time

Many years have passed since the Occitanian knights fought a courageous battle to keep the Blue Flame - sparked at Christ's cricifixion and kept burning for centuries - from falling into the wrong hands. Parsifal, young son of the knight Bernard, escaped with the flame and has continued the mission to find its true keeper. His path intertwines with Raimon, son of a Cathar weaver, and Yolanda, daughter of the Catholic Count, who are falling in love. But the righteous crusades begin, setting boy against girl, family against family, neighbour against neighbour, the south against the north. The tumult rises to a roaring peak when the Inquisitors arrive to slaughter the heretics and possess the Blue Flame.

★"Grant knows how to write a love story with subtlety and naturalness....She also handles political calculations and spiritual ones with aplomb."--The Horn Book

"As she did in the De Granville Trilogy, Grant expertly weaves fact and fiction into a story of unrequited love. The well-researched historical backdrop adds realism and authenticity."—VOYA

"Blue Flame is a rollercoaster of thrills. The plot intelligently combines romance and classic medieval adventure. As you read, the story comes alive and seduces you to keep reading until the book is finished."—VOYA, Teen Reviewer