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At the Joust by Tony Davis

sandhills_kt's review against another edition

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5.0

When someone is really annoying, or is standing in your way and will not move, it is not polite to take a sword and swing it with all your force at eye leve, neatly removing the top of the person's head. But it wasn't always like that.....

A great book. Read it aloud to my six-year old son. He laughed and loved it. A great message. Books about honour are hard to come by and it's nice to have an easily accessible story with a great message and some good laughs in it.

dogtrax's review against another edition

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2.0

Quick read-aloud with my son -- fun but not much there

abigailbat's review against another edition

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3.0

Roland dreams of becoming a knight even though he's the son of a blacksmith and only boys from noble families can become pages. When a stranger comes to town and offers Roland the chance of a lifetime, he'll have to compete for the chance to fulfill his dreams. But can he really beat an older, stronger opponent?

Roland's a likeable, somewhat goofy protagonist and the book, an Australian import, has its funny moments. I'd recommend it for boys who are reluctant to read historical fiction or for character building book reports. This is the first book in the series. (Grades 2-4.)

Full review on my blog:
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-review-roland-wright-future-knight.html

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4.0

My son who is eight years old loves this series. He is devouring book two this week.
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