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y separately published work icon Pagan's Crusade single work   novel   young adult   historical fiction  
Is part of The Pagan Chronicles 1992 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Pagan's Crusade
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'Catherine Jinks spins a colorful tale loaded with action, down-and-dirty details of medieval life, and a healthy helping of sarcasm sure to appeal to teen readers - especially boys.
'Down on his luck and kicked in the pants one too many times, sixteen-year-old Pagan Kidrouk arrives on the doorstep of the Templar Knights in medieval Jerusalem, looking for work as a squire. He's expecting only some protection from the seedier aspects of life on the street and a few square meals. Instead, Pagan finds himself hard at work for Lord Roland de Bram - an exciting life of polishing Lord Roland's armor, laundering his garments, and even training to fight by his side.
'But as the Infidel Saladin leads his army to Jerusalem, it becomes more and more difficult for Pagan and Lord Roland to discern what action to take or whom to trust. Neither Saladin's army nor the Christian Crusaders offer easy answers. Is a bloody battle for control of the Holy City inevitable?' (Publication summary)

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in Israel.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hodder and Stoughton , 1992 .
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      Extent: 147p.
      Description: illus., maps.
      Reprinted: 1993
      ISBN: 0195534859
    • Rydalmere, Parramatta area, Sydney, New South Wales,: Starlight , 1994 .
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      Extent: 147p.
      ISBN: 0340608595
      Series: y separately published work icon Starlight Rydalmere : Hodder and Stoughton , 1993-2003 Z1329409 1993- series - publisher children's fiction novel children's young adult
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hodder Headline , 1999 .
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      Extent: 147p.
      Description: illus., maps.
      ISBN: 0733607977
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Candlewick Press ,
      2003 .
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      Extent: 248p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 15th 2003
      ISBN: 076362019X
Alternative title: Pagan und die Tempelherren
Language: German

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon The Middle Ages in Children's Literature Clare Bradford , Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan , 2015 15379720 2015 single work criticism

'From the Harry Potter series to urban fairy roman, the Middle Ages comprise a rich source of stories, symbols, characters and setting sin texts for the young. The Middle Ages in Children's Literature is the first thorough study of medievalism for the young - that is, post-medieval imaginings of the Middle Ages - in fiction, non-fiction and films.

In this book Clare Bradford shows that medievalism for the young both provides moments of enchantment and also serves as a distancing strategy which enables texts to address contentious and difficult topics. the Middle Ages in Children's Literature examines how changing conceptions of history have influenced the writing of historical fiction. Examining representations of disabilities, monstrous bodies, and animals, Bradford shows that medievalist texts use the medieval to reflect on modernity. The book ends with a chapter which explains why so many texts for the young treat the Middle Ages as a source of comedy.'

Source: Back cover.

Medievalism as Heritage : Australian Children's Books Valerie Krips , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 119-128)
Valerie Krips discusses the 'trafficking' in history in three recent Australian children's books. She demonstrates how 'the past as represented in each novel is in the service of present concerns' (123).
Untitled Susan Courtland , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 52)

— Review of Pagan in Exile Catherine Jinks , 1994 single work novel ; Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel
Untitled Shelda Debowski , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 39 no. 2 1995; (p. 33-34)

— Review of Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel ; No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , 1993 single work novel
Untitled 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 53)

— Review of Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel
Untitled Howard George , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 37 no. 1 1993; (p. 28)

— Review of Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel
Books to Look Forward To 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 7 no. 5 1992; (p. 14)

— Review of Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel ; The Warrigal Deborah Lisson , 1992 single work children's fiction ; Morgan and the Tooth Fairies Dee Huxley , 1992 single work picture book
Untitled Joan Zahnleiter , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 32)

— Review of Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel
Untitled Susan Courtland , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 19 no. 1 2005; (p. 52)

— Review of Pagan in Exile Catherine Jinks , 1994 single work novel ; Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel
Untitled 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 53)

— Review of Pagan's Crusade Catherine Jinks , 1992 single work novel
An Interview with Cathy Jinks John Cohen (interviewer), 1993 single work interview
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 37 no. 1 1993; (p. 9-10)
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1993 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 37 no. 3 1993; (p. 2-8)
Judge's report for the 1993 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award.
Catherine Jinks : Making Stories Out of Chaos Agnes Nieuwenhuizen , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 11-13)
Medievalism as Heritage : Australian Children's Books Valerie Krips , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 119-128)
Valerie Krips discusses the 'trafficking' in history in three recent Australian children's books. She demonstrates how 'the past as represented in each novel is in the service of present concerns' (123).
The Guilt on the Gingerbread Philippa Hawker , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Written World : Youth and Literature 1994; (p. 48-54)
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Settings:
  • Jerusalem,
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    Israel,
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    Middle East, Asia,
  • 1100-1199
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