Knights' Tales: The Knight of Sticks and Straw

Author: Terry Deary and Helen Flook Series: Terry Deary's Historical Tales

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Castile, Spain, 1099. Cristina is just a frightened servant girl, until she becomes a crucial player in fighting back the Berber invasion. Will she have the courage to support the great knight, El Cid, in his final battle'

Castile, Spain, 1099. Cristina is just a frightened servant girl, untilshe becomes a crucial player in fighting back the Berber invasion. Willshe have the courage to support the great knight, El Cid, in his finalbattle?

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Castile, Spain, 1099. Cristina is just a frightened servant girl, untilshe becomes a crucial player in fighting back the Berber invasion. Willshe have the courage to support the great knight, El Cid, in his finalbattle?

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Cristina is just a frightened servant girl who works in the palace.Until, that is, she gets tangled up in a cunning plot. She will becrucial in the success of the great knight El Cid's last battle and thesafety of the entire city against the attacking Berbers. She will haveto find new depths of courage to play her part.

An unusual tale, based on a real medieval knight, this story is full of Terry Deary's dark humour and dry wit.

About the Author

Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black. Heis now author of over 140 fiction and non-fiction books, which havebeen published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for olderchildren Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of factand fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistentlyin the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebratedtheir 10th anniversary in 2003, having sold 10 million copies worldwideand been adapted as television animations, theatre tours and museumexhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fictionauthor of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.