Lendle

The power of reading is beautifully captured in this 2006 Newbery Honor-winning book. Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for–two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clippe… more

ANDREW HAS grown up near the Plymouth docks hearing the sailors talk about America. Knowing that Andrew’s heart is set on going to the new world, his father sends him up to London to serve as page in the house of Walter Raleigh. In Queen El… more

Newbery Honor–winning author Alan Armstrong’s latest book!Eleven-year-old Mark’s anthropologist father has disappeared in the Gobi desert while tracing Marco Polo’s ancient route from Venice to China. His mother decides they must go to Veni… more

The long awaited and much demanded follow up to Untimely Events. She was back in the comfort zones of Lonsdale Village. Her husband Burt Armstrong, the local vicar, was immensely proud of his new wife and all she had achieved as a former em… more

This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.