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Jinks, Catherine - Babylonne

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Early 13th Century - France

Threatened with an arranged marriage, sixteen-year-old Babylonne disguises herself as a boy and escapes her abusive aunt and grandmother to go in search of glory. On the way she encounters a priest who claims to have known her father, a group of mad pilgrims, and a battle in an ongoing war against the French.

Red Flags:

Gruesome descriptions of war, battle, executions, and injury; frank discussion of daily life in the middle ages, including hygeine, sanitation, and sex; verbal and physical abuse; Babylonne comes to question her beliefs, which may induce discussion on the nature of religion

Series:

Pagan's Crusade*

Pagan in Exile

Pagan's Vows

Pagan's Scribe

*While Babylonne stands alone, these four books preceed it as their own series, and tell the story of Babylonne's parents and Father Isidore

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Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson