Laird: Crusade
Laird: Crusade
Adam and Salim are on 2 different sides in the Crusades, but they find friendship in this unlikely place. Elizabeth Laird creates a vivid picture of medieval Palestine, you can almost smell the rotting stink around the European camp.
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Reviews:
Crusade is a gripping tale of two boys from different countries and religion meet during the crusade. Salim is a doctor’s helper and is a muslim. Adam is from England and is fighting in the crusade for sand from Jerusalem to save his dead mum from purgatory. Adam is a christian, they meet and become friends after a while…
Rating 8/10
The crusade. You might have heard of it in history but, what would it be like being there? Elizabeth Laird has an idea. This book shows the amazing struggle between 2 armies, two places and two cultures. The friendship between 2 boys helps them get through the darkness, even though they are from different tribes.
Who will win the war?
What will happen to Salim and Adam?
Only time will tell if the bloodshed will end. Two boys, Two faiths and One unholy war!
Rating 8/10
Crusade. Many a year ago, two boys of different religions, cultures and upbringing both on a perilous journey, one is the apprentice, one is a soldier. Neither of them will ever be the same. Many will be lost, but one thing’s for sure, their lives will never be the same again. So be ready for a high flying, action packed adventure filled with hardship, pain and a friendship, on either side, of the unholy war.
Rating 10/10