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Spider's voice
By Skurzynski, Gloria
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68982-149-3
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1999
Gr 8-Up This is the story of the famous medieval lovers Abelard and Heloise (here called Eloise), told from the point of view of a fictional servant. Aran, who has been tongue-tied since birth, is sold by his brutish brother to a freak dealer in Paris. Rescued by the charismatic Abelard, the silent boy seems to be the perfect servant for the revered scholar who is having an affair with his beautiful student, the niece of his landlord. Aran, called Spider by the lovers, becomes devoted to the pair. When the couple is discovered together, Eloise's uncle forces them to marry. Ho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
