Dove and Sword: A Novel of Joan of Arc

Nancy Garden. Scholastic, $4.99 (368pp) ISBN 978-0-590-92949-3

In a starred review, PW observed, ""[Garden's] strategically plotted novel achieves the highest goals of historical fiction--it vivifies the past, robustly and respectfully, then uses its example to steer the audience toward a more courageous future."" Ages 12-up. (June)

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