Escape to Ponti /
Slattery, Brian, 1942-
Escape to Ponti / Brian Slattery ; illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo. - 432 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm
Includes an interview with the author.
"Fourteen--year--old Bec learned a lesson that day. Be careful whom you rob. A slave on the run from his vicious master, Bec is desperate for money. But when he mugs Tien Nu, he gets more than he bargained for. Tien Nu isn't just a superb acrobat and kung fu wizard. He's also killed his father - or so he thinks. As the paths of the two boys become intertwined with the journey of a mysterious knight, mayhem ensues when they head cross--country toward the safety of Ponti, with Bec's slave master in hot pursuit. A medieval, historical adventure in the Kingdom of Italia."--
Ages 11 and up. Red Deer Press.
9780889957237 0889957231
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Fugitive slaves--Juvenile fiction.
Martial artists--Juvenile fiction.
Knights and knighthood--Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction.
Middle Ages--Juvenile fiction.
Stealing--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Italy--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Escape to Ponti / Brian Slattery ; illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo. - 432 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm
Includes an interview with the author.
"Fourteen--year--old Bec learned a lesson that day. Be careful whom you rob. A slave on the run from his vicious master, Bec is desperate for money. But when he mugs Tien Nu, he gets more than he bargained for. Tien Nu isn't just a superb acrobat and kung fu wizard. He's also killed his father - or so he thinks. As the paths of the two boys become intertwined with the journey of a mysterious knight, mayhem ensues when they head cross--country toward the safety of Ponti, with Bec's slave master in hot pursuit. A medieval, historical adventure in the Kingdom of Italia."--
Ages 11 and up. Red Deer Press.
9780889957237 0889957231
2023022900X can
Fugitive slaves--Juvenile fiction.
Martial artists--Juvenile fiction.
Knights and knighthood--Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels--Juvenile fiction.
Middle Ages--Juvenile fiction.
Stealing--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Italy--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.