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The star and the sword

by Pamela Melnikoff · 1965

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After their family and the rest of the Jews of Lymford are massacred, Benedict, 12, and his sister Elvira, 10, set out on foot for Oxford, hoping to start a new life. Their journey takes them through Sherwood Forest, where they meet Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and all the rest - and embark on an adventure to help a Crusader knight rescue King Richard the Lionhearted.

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JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
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medievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 140 pages

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