The star in the forest
a mystery of the Dark Ages
by Martha Bennett Stiles
Near the end of the sixth century, the daughter of a Gallic lord witnesses what she believes to be the murder of her brother and the beginning of a plot to usurp her father's title.School Library Journal starred review.
"One of the finest historical novels for young readers of the past 25 years..." Jane Yolen, Guide to Writing for Children, The Writer, Inc., 1989, p. 95
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The star in the forest: a mystery of the Dark Ages
1979, Four Winds Press
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Exceptional. I have read it several times over the years. It is for adults as well as teens. It is one of the few works of fiction I've found set in the Dark Ages. Well researched.
Author's note: Many U.S. citizens descend from the “Folk” who “wandered” south from far northern Europe and took up farming where the growing season was longer, such as in France. Even my college history courses said little about these ancestors of mine. They concentrated on better documented times. I wrote about the second generation of these migrants to Gaul as a way of learning about them. Martha Bennett Stiles
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