The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleanore M. Jewett Illustrated by Frederick T. Chapman Library: Living History Library Timeline: 1171, England 340 pp, Quality Softcover, Ages 10-up, RL6 Item # 48-5 — $14.95 Quantity:  or order by phone: 1-800-757-6831

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Amidst great mystery, Hugh is left in the care of Glastonbury Abbey by his father who must flee to England too swiftly to be burdened by a crippled son. Ashamed of his physical weakness, yet possessed of a stout heart, Hugh finds that life at the abbey is surprisingly full in this year 1171, in the turbulent days of King Henry II.

Hugh, his friend Dickon and their strange friend, the mad Bleheris, uncover a treasure trove, and with it a deeper mystery of the sort that could only occur in Glastonbury where Joseph of Arimithea was said to have lived out his last years. Before all is done, more is resolved than Hugh could ever have hoped.

HISTORICAL FICTION

CORE KNOWLEDGE GRADE 4

SUBJECTS: 

• Glastonbury Abbey
• People with disabilities 
• Monasteries 
• Middle Ages 
• Great Britain History 1154-1189
• Henry II

 

Reviews

"Fun to put one self into the middle ages in a monestary. A little slow at times but that is true to the way of life at the time. Good read overall. It encourages me to learn more about that time in European and church history."
-- Rich Martin
Minnesota