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The Star and the Sword

The Star and the Sword

The Star and the Sword

by Pamela Melnikoff

Published by: JPS

140 Pages

Paperback
9780827605282
Published: November 1994

$13.00

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Description

Two Jewish children, Benedict and Elvira, are suddenly orphaned after a pogrom in twelfth-century Yorkshire, England, shatters their contented and comfortable lives. Alone in a hostile world, they set out for Oxford, where they have relatives. Along the way they meet Robin Hood and his men in Sherwood Forest. Many exciting adventures follow, including a hazardous journey to London with a Crusader knight!

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