Lucas Blogs About The Book of Boy
All the chapters have these neat semi-medieval looking illustrations by So, what's this book's deal? Remember that book The Inquisitor's Tale ? Indeed I do. Well, this book is also aimed at teaching kids about medieval history and the role of religion therein. You know kids today just can't get enough medieval history and theology. Anyway, it follows the adventures of the eponymous Boy, a hunchbacked child who loves animals (and is able to conmmunicate with them). Boy is also deeply ashamed of his different body and believes himself to be a monster. He works as a goatherd at the estate of Sir Jacques, a knight who suffered a severe brain injury in a tournament. Anyway, one day a pilgrim named Secundus passes by and asks Boy to help carry his bindle (you'll find out why later). After essentially buying Boy's services from the estate's Cook in exchange for a promise to pray for her at a pilgrim site, Secundus proceeds to treat Boy with nothing...