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Young Joan

by Barbara Dana
Susan O'Malley
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"My life came in two pieces of time. There was the time before I heard the voice, and then there was the time after."

Before she became the legendary Joan of Arc, the child Joan lived the simple life of a farm girl in the village of Domr├®my in France. Joan saw the work of God all around her, in the tall gnarled grandfather tree, in the small gentle sheep on the family farm, and in the faces of her dear friends and neighbors. Then one day Joan had a dream. She dreamed that three saints came to her and gave her a glorious yet terrible mission: to reunite her war-torn country and restore its rightful king to the throne.

Dutifully, Joan takes up the seemingly impossible task. But how, she wonders, can a simple farm girl accomplish such deeds?

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  • Release date

    November 14, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481561402
      • File size: 236541 KB
      • Duration: 08:12:47

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 580
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 1, 1991
      Though France is torn by the Hundred Years' War, Joan leads an idyllic life with her parents and brothers in peaceful Domremy--delighting in her friends, taking care of her animals and going to church. As she grows, her faith and knowledge of God's ways increase, until one day she receives a wondrous visit: Saint Michael makes himself known to her and gives her a glorious yet terrible mission. She must crown the French Dauphin and mobilize her country to drive out the English--even though, as Saint Margaret and St. Catherine later tell her, ``You will be captured.'' Dana's fictional treatment of the life of Joan before she became legendary gently balances the girl's exceptional devoutness with her human, childlike qualities. This peaceful and comforting telling of an extraordinary story succeeds in giving clear, knowing insight into the seldom treated subject of intense religiosity. Ages 12-up.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.9
  • Lexile® Measure:580
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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