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Gr 8-Up This lengthy novel begins in a remote mountain village where boys who turn 14 undergo a ritual of manhood. In the past, youngsters would go forth and return with a needed skill. Now, however, the custom is largely symbolic and most come back the next day. When Yoss ventures forth, he is eager to explore. Before long, he encounters two ruffians who involve him in a robbery. He is so innocent that he believes their excuse about settling a debt with their victim, a merchant, and does...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Unlike the other fourteen-year-old boys in Yoss's tranquil medieval village, who achieve manhood with one brief, ritual sojourn into the surrounding mountains, Yoss leaves home and ventures forth into the world. During his harrowing, picaresque journey, Yoss encounters villainy at every turn. Robbed and then mistaken for a thief himself, Yoss becomes a slave to a merchant. His history gets...Log In or Sign Up to Read More