The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

A 2017 Newbery Honor Book
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book AwardÂ

An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author ofÂ A Tale Dark and Grimm.Â Beautifully illustrated throughout!Â

The Inquisitor's Tale is one of the most celebrated children's books of the year!Â â˜…Â New York TimesÂ Bestseller â˜…Â A New York Times Editorâ€™s ChoiceÂ â˜…Â A New York Times Notable Childrenâ€™s Book â˜…Â A People Magazine Kid PickÂ â˜…Â A Washington Post Best Childrenâ€™s Book â˜…Â A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book â˜…Â An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book â˜…Â A Booklist Best BookÂ â˜…Â A Horn BookÂ Fanfare Best BookÂ â˜…Â A Kirkus Reviews Best Book â˜…Â A Publishers Weekly Best BookÂ â˜…Â A School Library Journal Best BookÂ â˜… An ALA Notable Children's Book

â€œA profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful storyteller.â€ â€”Matt de la PeÃ±a, Newbery Medalist andÂ New York TimesÂ bestselling author
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â€œWhat Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering."Â â€”New York Times Book Review

Includes a detailed historical note and bibliography
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1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.
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JoinÂ William, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent ofÂ The Canterbury Tales,Â our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together.Â

Beloved bestselling author Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series. Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem Aly and filled with Adamâ€™s trademark style and humor,Â The Inquisitor's TaleÂ is bold storytelling thatâ€™s richly researched and adventure-packed.

â€œItâ€™s no surprise that Gidwitzâ€™s latest book has been likened toÂ The Canterbury Tales, considering its central story is told by multiple storytellers. As each narrator fills in what happens next in the story of the three children and their potentially holy dog, their tales get not only more fantastical but also more puzzling and addictive. However, the gradual intricacy of the story that is not Gidwitzâ€™s big accomplishment. Rather it is the complex themes (xenophobia, zealotry, censorship etc.) he is able to bring up while still maintaining a light tone, thus giving readers a chance to come to conclusions themselves. (Also, there is a farting dragon.)â€â€”Entertainment Weekly, â€œBest MG Books of 2016

"Puckish, learned, serendipitous . . .Â Sparkling medieval adventure." â€”Wall Street Journal

â˜… "Gidwitz strikes literary gold with this mirthful and compulsively readable adventure story. . . .Â A masterpiece of storytelling that is addictive and engrossing." â€”Kirkus, starred review

â˜… "AÂ well-researched andÂ rambunctiously entertainingÂ story that has as much to say about the present as it does the past." â€”Publishers Weekly, starred review

â˜…Â "Gidwitz proves himself a nimble storyteller as he weaves history, excitement, and multiple narrative threads intoÂ a taut, inspired adventure."Â â€”Booklist, starred review

â˜…Â "Scatological humor, serious matter, colloquial present-day language, the ideal of diversity and mutual understandingâ€”this has it all." â€”The Horn Book, starred review

â˜…Â "I have never read a book like this. Itâ€™s weird, and unfamiliar, and religious, and irreligious, andÂ more fun than it has any right to be. . . .Â Gidwitz is on fireÂ here, making medieval history feel fresh and current."Â â€”School Library Journal, starred review

Country	USA
Brand	Dutton Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Dutton Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780525426165
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-09-27
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780525426165

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

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