Fire, Bed, and Bone
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Fire, Bed, and Bone is a historical novel
by Henrietta Branford
, published on April 1, 1998 by Candlewick Press
and aimed at older readers. Fire, Bed, and Bone won the Guardian Fiction Prize
in 1998 and the Kliatt Editors' Choice and Voice of Youth Advocates Non Fiction Honor List.
The story is narrated by a nameless hunting dog, as witness to the English peasants' revolt of 1381. She does her best to survive while trying to raise her own puppy Fleaban after the others were brutally mauled to death by a wild cat.
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
by Henrietta Branford
Henrietta Branford
Henrietta Branford born in India, she was a fiction writer who wrote many novels including Fire, Bed and Bone...
, published on April 1, 1998 by Candlewick Press
Candlewick Press
Candlewick Press, established in 1991 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is the American division of the British publisher Walker Books Ltd....
and aimed at older readers. Fire, Bed, and Bone won the Guardian Fiction Prize
Guardian First Book Award
Guardian First Book Award, issued before 1999 as Guardian Fiction Prize or Guardian Fiction Award, is awarded to new writing in fiction and non-fiction.-History:...
in 1998 and the Kliatt Editors' Choice and Voice of Youth Advocates Non Fiction Honor List.
The story is narrated by a nameless hunting dog, as witness to the English peasants' revolt of 1381. She does her best to survive while trying to raise her own puppy Fleaban after the others were brutally mauled to death by a wild cat.