The Book of Boy: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062686206)

A Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors' Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street Journal Best of the Year * An ALA Notable Book

A young outcast is swept up into a thrilling and perilous medieval treasure hunt in this award-winning literary page-turner by acclaimed bestselling author Catherine Gilbert Murdock. The Book of Boy was awarded a Newbery Honor. "A treat from start to finish."--Wall Street Journal

Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his small village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to talk to animals, he is often mocked by others in his town--until the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secondus. Impressed with Boy's climbing and jumping abilities, Secondus engages Boy as his servant, pulling him into an action-packed and suspenseful expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics of Saint Peter.

Boy quickly realizes this journey is not an innocent one. They are stealing the relics and accumulating dangerous enemies in the process. But Boy is determined to see this pilgrimage through until the end--for what if St. Peter has the power to make him the same as the other boys?

This epic and engrossing quest story by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is for fans of Adam Gidwitz's The Inquisitor's Tale and Grace Lin's Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and for readers of all ages. Features a map and black-and-white art by Ian Schoenherr throughout.

Author: Catherine Gilbert Murdock
ISBN-10: 0062686208
ISBN-13: 9780062686206
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2018
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.30w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 195979 / Book of Boy

Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2017
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2017 pg. 189
Booklist 02/15/2018 pg. 78
Publishers Weekly 03/12/2018
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 117
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 87 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style