His name is Amir, and he wears the robe and red patch of a Muslim. Now, with neighbors and friends turned into spies, fear hangs in the air.One day a young man is delivered to their door. The family has a secret-they are conversos: Jews who converted to Christianity. But under the zealous Christian Queen Isabella, the country abruptly becomes one of the most murderously intolerant places on Earth.It is in this atmosphere that the Benvenistes, a family of scribes, attempt to eke out a living. historical detail."- School Library JournalALA/YALSA 2009 Best Books for Young Adults nomineeWhite Ravens 2008, International Youth Library, MunichFifteenth-century Spain is a richly multicultural society in which Jews, Muslims and Christians coexist. and resonate with contemporary connections."- VOYA"This riveting story is peopled by flesh-and-blood characters and replete with. that both educates and enlightens in a time when we could all use a little more understanding of one another."- Calgary Herald"The brief narrative poems are small gems of insight and emotion. like a young person's Kite Runner, a tale. A word that no tongue in the world Can pronounce." - From The Apprentice's Masterpiece". It's the Spanish Inquisition, and agents of oppression grow deadly for two teens."But there are times when peace just becomes a broken mouthful.
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