Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781328987594)

"Stunning . . . elegant . . . arresting . . . supple and harrowing." - The Wall Street Journal

★"An innovative, entrancing account of a popular figure that will appeal to fans of verse, history, and biography." - Kirkus, starred review

In poems that surprise and move readers, bestselling author David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death.

Told through medieval poetic forms and in the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life, (including her family and even the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood), Voices offers an unforgettable perspective on an extraordinary young woman. Along the way it explores timely issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. It is that girl we come to know in Voices.

Author: David Elliott
ISBN-10: 1328987590
ISBN-13: 9781328987594
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 03/26/2019
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505898 / Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2019 pg. 133
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 51
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 62
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2019 - Book Of Special Distinction
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2019 - Recommended - Readable
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2019 pg. 79
Shelf Awareness 04/02/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average