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In the sixteenth century, Pierre is first a page then a squire as he becomes trained to be a knight in the court of Francis I. He attends tournaments, visits with great intellectuals, and learns music and botany with the royal children. Before the story ends, he and the children are abducted and released by pirates.

From The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books (1993)
Eloise Lownsbery

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Elizabeth Tyler Wolcott

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