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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62742540 Title: The quest of the Fair Unknown Author: Gerald Morris Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2006. ISBN/ISSN: 0618631526 9780618631520 OCLC:62742540

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The quest of the Fair Unknown

Author:	Gerald Morris
Publisher:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
Edition/Format:	Book : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Having grown up in an isolated forest, Beaufils sets off for Camelot to find his father and winds up undertaking quests with Sirs Gawain and Galahad, visiting various hermits, and traveling to the fairy world.
Rating:	based on 2 rating(s) 1 with a review
Subjects	Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile fiction. Adventure stories. Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Juvenile fiction Fiction
Material Type:	Elementary and junior high school, Fiction
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Gerald Morris Find more information about:
ISBN:	0618631526 9780618631520
OCLC Number:	62742540
Notes:	"The squire's tales"--Jacket.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
Description:	264 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	Beaufils -- True Christian knight -- Chair, a sword, and a platter -- Questing -- Carl of Carlisle -- Holy men like fleas -- Laborious saint -- Testing of Sir Bors -- Blood of a maiden -- Kiss for the dragon -- Carbonek -- Transformations -- Author's note.
Responsibility:	Gerald Morris.
More information:	Publisher description Contributor biographical information

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Having grown up in an isolated forest, Beaufils sets off for Camelot to find his father and winds up undertaking quests with Sirs Gawain and Galahad, visiting various hermits, and traveling to the fairy world.

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The Squire's Tales Continue

by wrobins1 (WorldCat user published 2009-05-16) Very Good

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Morris, Gerald ~ The Quest of the Fair Unknown ~ Sandpiper, 2006 ~ 260 pages ~ older children, tweens, teens, some adults.

"Beaufils gently laid his mother in the hole at the edge of the farmyard, then climbed out and sat in the grass. The day was warm, and digging the hole had been sweaty work."

This is Book 8 in the "Squire's Tales" series about Arthurian England. Beaufils' mother fled the Court in Camelot after becoming pregnant with a knight's child. She finds a small cottage in an isolated forest where Beaufils is born. He is alone with his mother and knows vertually nothing of the human world. After her death, he decides to leave the forest and find his way to Camelot where he hopes to find his father. Unhappily, he has no clues and little sense of what to do or not to do.

Beaufils soon meets Knight Galahad and the two continue their journey together. Galahad is unusually religious while lacking some common sense and understanding of how the world works. Beaufils, although ignorant of people and the world, quickly develops a realistic understanding of human behavior and is a fitting contrast to Galahad's fixed and sometimes inappropriately awkward behavior. Along the way the two encounter a variety of situations and challenges. Beaufils grows in his understanding and wisdom while Galahad does not. Still, Galahad is a fierce fighter.

As in earlier volumes in the series, Morris takes a thoughtful teenager, places him or her in a situation where he is challenged to grow and discover what it means to interact with difficult people and situation. The focus here is a bit different since it is based on religious devotion and practice and its appropriateness in particular situations.

As in earlier volumes, the afterword continues helpful information on sources and their adaptation as well as some comment on religious practice in Arthurian England. Again, a solid choice for a book talk where discussion of religious practices would not be a problem.

Print is large, dark and surrounded by good white space. The jacket art by Matt Mahurin shows Beaufils looking at his cottage as he prepares to leave. Recommendation:

Morris is an automatic selection for any juvenile fantasy collection. Not only do the stories read very well, but they provide considerable insight into Arthurian England. Each one lends itself to book talking and book discussion.

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