Sparrow: The Story of Joan of Arc
Michael Morpurgo
Eloise has always loved Joan of Arc. Noble, honest and brave, she was everything Eloise wishes to be. And on a bright sunny day in Orleans, Eloise has a very special daydream…A superb re-imagining of Joan of Arc by master storyteller and author of War Horse.“There was only one creature on this earth who really knew Joan. He was a sparrow, just an ordinary sparrow…He was her best friend on this earth, maybe her only friend, too.”A young girl faces an impossible task – to save her beloved France from tyrants. To free her country, Joan will lose everyone she has ever loved. But she listens to her heart and believes in her calling.Through patience, perseverance and unbreakable spirit, Joan of Arc leads armies to victory and finds the strength to face the cruellest of destinies.
Copyright
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First published as Joan of Arc in Great Britain in paperback by Pavilion Books,
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Published in 2001 by Hodder Children’s Books, a division of Hodder Headline
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This edition published as Sparrow – the story of Joan of Arc by HarperCollins
Children’s Books in 2012
SPARROW. Copyright © Michael Morpurgo 1998.
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Dedication
For Christine Baker
Contents
Cover (#u0d9ffbfc-57be-5889-92a0-b6552b883ef5)
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Chapter 1: One Joan a Year
Chapter 2: Voices in the Garden
Chapter 3: For France
Chapter 4: What is it About that Girl?
Chapter 5: We Need a Miracle
Chapter 6: Go Godoms, in God’s Name, Go!
Chapter 7: Joan the Miraculous, Joan the Invincible
Chapter 8: Alone in the Wilderness
Chapter 9: Trial and Tribulation
Chapter 10: Where Shall I be Tonight?
Chapter 11: The Sparrow and the Saint
Author’s Note
Keep Reading (#uafa2a01f-a832-550d-961f-5aab2daef09c)
Author’s Acknowledgments
About the Author
Other Books by Michael Morpurgo
About the Publisher
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