The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

written by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Hatem Aly and published by Dutton Children's Books, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC

The book cover of "The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog" by Adam Gidwitz shows two boys and a girl of different ages and ethnicities on a hilltop with a dog. The Newbery Honor Seal has been affixed on the lower left corner.

About

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Informed by six years of research, and reminiscent of “The Canterbury Tales,” Adam Gidwitz has written a brand-new illuminated manuscript, a sometimes harrowing, sometimes hilarious epic about three magical friends on the run in 1242 France and their encounters with a dragon, a holy dog, and cheese.

Awards Won

Title Year
image of the John Newbery medal John Newbery Medal

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The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the 91´«Ã½, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
 2017 - Honor(s)