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The Inquisitor's Tale
by Adam Gidwitz
Illustrator: Hatem Aly
Ages: 9+
Published: 2016
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-525-42616-5
Keywords: Medieval times
France in 1242 is filled with danger, prejudice, and miracles for a peasant girl, a Jewish boy, and a dark-skinned monk. Line drawings and back matter.