Adventurous Reads

Book of Lion

by Michael Cadnum

YA/CAD and YA/CAD/Paperback

In twelfth-century England, after his master, a maker of coins for the king, is punished for cheating, 17 year old Edmund finds himself travelling to the Holy Land, as a squire to a knight on his way to join the forces of Richard the Lionheart.

The Leopard Sword

 by Michael Cadnum  YA/CAD

A knight's squire, exhausted from the Crusades, must use his sword to fight attacking infidels during the voyage to England.

His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut

 by Carter

YA/CAR

A fictionalized account of the life of Hatshepsut, a queen in ancient Egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years.

Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts

 by Coleman

  YA 393/COL Non-Fiction

A history of burial and funeral ceremonies.

Pagan's Crusade

by Catherine Jinks

YA/Jin and YA/JIN/Paperback

In 12fth century Jerusalem, orphaned 16 year old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland a Templar knight, as Saladin's armies close in on the Holy City.

The Dead, the Doomed and the Buried

by Mason

J 909/MAS Non-Fiction

Learn about curses, tragedies and ancient secrets.

Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx

by Max McCoy   YA/MCC/Paperback

Door in the Dragon's Throat by Frank Peretti

J/PER/Paperback

An American archeologist and his two children journey to the East in search of a buried biblical treasure which local residents believe is cursed.

Saladin

by Diane Stanley

YA/STA

Story about Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the Crusades.

Ancient Wonders

by Tim Wood

J 930/WOO Non-fiction

Describes ancient tombs, buildings, temples, etc....

 

 

 

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