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Cheryl Carpinello

Cheryl Carpinello

About

I am a retired high school English teacher. A devourer of books growing up, my profession introduced me to writings and authors from times long past. Through my studies and teaching, I fell in love with the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Now, I hope to inspire young readers and those Young-at-Heart to read more through my Quest Books set in these worlds.

You can find me on Carpinello’s Writing Pages (http://carpinelloswritingpages.blogspot.com) where I interview other children/MG/Tween/YA authors. My home is at Beyond Today Educator (http://www.beyondtodayeducator.com). At The Quest Books (http://www.adventurequestbooks.com), I’ve teamed up with Fiona Ingram from South Africa and Wendy Leighton-Porter of Abu Dhabi to enable readers to find all of our Ancient and Medieval quest books in one place.

 

The Accursed King

The Accursed King

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">What happens when a king loses his prowess? The day Henry IV could finally declare he had vanquished his enemies, he threw it all away with an infamous deed. No English king had executed an archbishop before. And divine judgment was quick to follow. Many thought he was struck with leprosy—God's greatest punishment for sinners. From that point on, Henry's health was cursed and he fought doggedly on as his body continued to betray him—reducing this once great warrior to an invalid. Fortunately for England, his heir was ready and eager to take over. But Henry wasn't willing to relinquish what he had worked so hard to preserve. No one was going to take away his royal prerogative—not even Prince Hal. But Henry didn't count on Hal's dauntless nature, which threatened to tear the royal family apart.</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

I always wanted to live in Medieval England and would love to meet King Arthur. When I started thinking about this story, I wanted it to be different from the stories out there. I didn't want to include time travel or some other magical way to transport readers to medieval Wales. I wanted my readers to wake up in medieval Wales so they would feel like they were actually there. It is my hope that I have done just that!

Media Links

Children's Literary Classics Seal of Approval

🔗 http://clcreviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/young-knights-of-round-table-kings.html

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Children of Arthur Reviews The King's Ransom

🔗 http://childrenofarthur.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/the-kings-ransom-first-in-young-knights-of-the-round-table-childrens-books-series/

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Review by Readers Favorite

🔗 http://readersfavorite.com/review/7611

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CLC Silver Award Recipient

🔗 http://www.clcawards.org/2012-Award-Books.html

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2012 USA Best Book Finalist Ebook, Children's

🔗 http://www.usabooknews.com/2013usabestbookawards/2012usabestbookawards.html

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2014 Gold Medal Juvenile FictionGlobal eBooks

🔗 http://globalebookawards.com/2014-global-ebook-award-winners/

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Reviews

<div> <p>“Pull out those swords and slide into your armor - can one slide into something that bulky? - Doesn't matter because this story will still feed the fantasy of children…”</p> <p>“A Timeless Story of Courage and Loyalty”</p> <p>“[T]he feel of ‘The Goonies’ mixed with ‘The Young Riders’ but set in the time of King Arthur instead…Like a non-romancey chapter out of ‘The Princess Bride.’”</p> <p>“[A] wonderful introduction ~ to King Arthur, and to the lives of knights and others in a castle…”</p> </div>