Summary
In medieval poetic forms, the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life-- her family, the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood-- explore issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to power. Before Joan of Arc became a saint, she was a girl inspired. D... Full description
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Joan, > of Arc, Saint, > 1412-1431 > Young adult fiction.
Christian women saints > France > Biography > Young adult fiction.
Christian saints > France > Biography > Young adult fiction.
Women soldiers > France > Biography > Young adult fiction.
Soldiers > France > Biography > Young adult fiction.
Biographical fiction > Young adult.
Historical fiction > Young adult.