The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author ofA Tale Dark and Grimm. Beautifully illustrated throughout

* New York TimesBestseller *New York TimesEditor's Choice * People Magazine Kid Pick
A profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful story [...]
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An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author ofA Tale Dark and Grimm. Beautifully illustrated throughout

* New York TimesBestseller *New York TimesEditor's Choice * People Magazine Kid Pick
A profound and ambitious tour de force. Gidwitz is a masterful storyteller. Matt de la Pena, Newbery Medalist andNew York Timesbestselling author
What Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering." New York Times Book Review
Includes a detailed historical note and bibliography.

1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. On the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at Mont Saint-Michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints.
JoinWilliam, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; Jacob, a Jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and Jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. They are accompanied by Jeanne's loyal greyhound, Gwenforte . . . recently brought back from the dead. Told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent ofThe Canterbury Tales, our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together.
Beloved bestselling author Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series. Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem Aly and filled with Adam s trademark style and humor, The Inquisitor's Taleis bold storytelling that s richly researched and adventure-packed. "Puckish, learned, serendipitous . . . Sparkling medieval adventure." Wall Street Journal

"Gidwitz strikes literary gold with this mirthful and compulsively readable adventure story. . . .A masterpiece of storytelling that is addictive and engrossing." Kirkus, starred review
"Awell-researched andrambunctiously entertainingstory that has as much to say about the present as it does the past." Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Gidwitz proves himself a nimble storyteller as he weaves history, excitement, and multiple narrative threads intoa taut, inspired adventure." Booklist, starred review
"Scatological humor, serious matter, colloquial present-day language, the ideal of diversity and mutual understanding this has it all." The Horn Book, starred review
"I have never read a book like this. It s weird, and unfamiliar, and religious, and irreligious, andmore fun than it has any right to be. . . .Gidwitz is on firehere, making medieval history feel fresh and current." School Library Journal, starred review"