Crusade (Laird novel)

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Crusade
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First edition
Author Elizabeth Laird
CountryGreat Britain, United States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children novel
Publisher Macmillan
Publication date
2007
Media typePrint (hardback)

Crusade is a novel written by Elizabeth Laird and first published by Macmillan in 2007. It is set in the Third Crusade and focuses on a Saracen boy named Salim and an English boy named Adam. [1] [2] It was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa Children's Book Award and nominated for Carnegie Medal (2008).

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