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McAllister, Margaret
THE OCTAVE OF ANGELS
Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans
Books for Young Readers, 2001
IL 5-8
ISBN 0802852459
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| Calum
has mixed emotions about his family's upcoming move. His father has
lost his job and they cannot afford the house any longer. So, they
are moving in with Aunt Dorcas in a nearby town. Calum has spent
lots of time in the town but has no friends there. The move turns
out to be better than he expects as he meets some of the children in the
town. He is also looking forward to the upcoming Octave of Angels.
This is a yearly festival that takes place in the small town. Hundreds
of years ago, a young boy came to town and was shunned. He spent
days begging the townspeople for help but no one would help him.
The young boy was finally brought to the abbey, but it was too late,
The abbot was so angry at the villagers for turning the boy away that he
ordered the town to have eight days of fasting and prayer every November
in memory of the young boy. The child who carried the boy to the
abbey stayed on and was called Brother Angelus. Thus began the tradition
of the Octave of Angels. Now Calum will be part of this important
festival. |
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SUBJECTS:
Prejudices -- Fiction.
Festivals -- Fiction.
Secrets -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction. |
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