Book title: Changeling
Author: Philippa Gregory
| Bibliographic entry | Gregory, P. (2012). Order of Darkness: Vol. 1. Changeling. Toronto, Canada: Simon Pulse. |
| Description | The setting is Europe in 1453 and Luca, having grown up in a monastery, is asked to take on the work as an inquirer for the church. He meets Isolde, a young woman trapped by her inheritance in a nunnery, and together they uncover dark secrets about the monastic order. |
| Reaction | It’s a quick, mysterious, historical read with strong female characters, and strong male characters. I think the cover might make it a hard sell for the male teens in my secondary school library, but if they could get past that, I think they might enjoy it. |
| Recommended age level | Intermediate/Senior |
| Subjects/themes | Religion, spirituality, superstition, magic |
| Curriculum connections | History: compare the characteristics of societies that are isolated and those that are in contact with other societies (e.g., leadership, religious beliefs, cultural expression, tradition and law, systems of communication, types of interactions within and among societies); |
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| Miscellaneous | First in a three-part series called Order of Darkness |
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