Heart and Head: A Story of the Middle Ages
Fleury Mills Sommers
Paperback
(Heart & Head, Oct. 14, 2014)
Arundel and Cuthbert have nearly completed the brutal regime to become squires, the last step toward knighthood. But they jeopardize their dream when they break training just before the king’s annual grand tourney. To regain their places, they will have to complete a commission for the foremost knight in the kingdom. Failure means expulsion from the castle, disgrace, dishonor, and the obliteration of their dreams. To succeed, they’ll have to put aside their rivalry and make the choice between personal ambition and the code of a knight.Illustrated and replete with accurate historical detail, the book includes a reading guide to the Middle Ages for parents, teachers and readers. The guide includes a dictionary of unfamiliar words and their meanings and a brief overview of the Middle Ages. Other books by Fleury Sommers have received rave reviews from readers. Suitable for ages nine and up, “Heart and Head” is also appropriate for parents to read to younger children.