The Trumpeter of Krakow

By Eric P. Kelly

Book Overview

For well over thirty years, Eric P. Kelly's Newbery Award winner has brought the color and romance of ancient times to young readers. Today, The Trumpeter of Krakow is an absorbing and dramatic as when it was first published in 1928.

There was something about the Great Tarnov Crystal...Wise men spoke of it in hushed tones. Others were ready to kill for it. Now a murderous Tartar chief is bent on possessing it. But young Joseph Charnetski was bound by an ancient oath to protect the jewel at all costs.

When Joseph and his family seek refuge in medieval Krakow, they are caught up in the plots and intrigues of alchemists, hypnotists, and a dark messenger of evil. Will Joseph be able to protect the crystal, and the city, from the plundering Tartars?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689715714
• ISBN13: 9780689715716
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Voices from the past

I read this book in sixth grade, and though I am now twenty-six years old, it is still, in my opinion, one of the best books I have ever read. Anyone familiar with the history of Edward Kelly, partner of the Elizabethan necromancer John Dee, will enjoy this book in extra dimensions, as would anyone well acquainted with the apocalyptic imagery of Ezekiel. The settings have lost none of their stark horror or beauty on the walls of my memory, the urgency of the threats seem none the less real. It's a priceless story of bravery, resilience, and ultimately sacrifice, and I look forward to reading it again.

This is a good book for young teens.

This book is really great.It is in the midevil times.The book is about this family who's house got burned down by the Tartars and the family came to Krakow,a city in Poland.The boy's name is Philip Charnetski and he finds the house for his mother and father and the wolf dog that he found,but he had some trouble on the way.His family had to change their names because they were being hunted for their pumpkin because it had some sort of value .Philip's father got a night job he was a trumpeter for the church of our lady Mary.So they stayed in a monestary with a monk for the time being.