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//**Title of Book-**// __Crispin: The Cross of Lead__ //**Author of Book-**// AVI //**Publisher of Book-**// Hyperion Paperbacks for Children //**Year Published-**// 2002 //**Genre of Book-**// historical fiction //**Length of Book-**// 297 pages

//**A.R. Level/Age Range-**// 5.0, grades 4-8

Summary of the Book- Crispin, a peasant boy, who lives in England during the fourteenth century, has just been orphaned. To top it of he has been falsely accused of theft. He is then proclaimed a wolf's head by John Acyliffe, the village's steward, which means anybody can kill him and turn him in. While running away, Crispin runs into Bear, juggler, who surprises Crispin with the art of music. Crispin bonds with Bear over time but doesn't realize that Bear holds a //dangerous secret// that can get them both killed!

//**Review of the Book-**// __Crispin: The Cross of Lead__ is based on life in the medieval times. This book demonstrates how trust and friendship are major keys to overcoming many obstacles. AVI has made this a remarkable book with his suspense which will make anybody hold on for the ride. AVI also put strong emotions into this story making it all the more better and kept the pages turning smoothly. I like this book because it was very interesting on how the life of a peasant was. The suspense also was a major factor which added to the interest level. Despite all this __Crispin: The Cross of Lead__ had some boring parts which elongated the time to read it.

**//Recommendation and Final Rating-//** I would recommend this book to anyone because overall this book was well written and exciting making it likable to anybody's reading taste. On a rating of ten points I would give it a seven.