This Arthurian adventure is all heart-and humor. Although women do not quest or battle, Morris refreshes gender roles: Terence is a great cook, ugly women find love and Sir Gawain even cries. A knight seems to gain honor by racking up a high body count, and the battle scenes are often funny for example, Gawain earns his place at the Round Table by killing one rude, hungry and murderous knight while armed only with an empty stew pot. Book Details Author: Gerald Morris Genre: Historical Fiction Book type: Fiction Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Childrens Books Publication date: April 1. As Gawain learns to love women for their souls instead of for their pretty faces, Terence discovers he has special talents of his own. Through a series of battles and adventures, Terence remains true to his lord. In his first book for young readers, Morris follows Terence, an orphan raised by a magical hermit, as he becomes squire to young Gawain. Jousting, questing and otherwise comporting themselves in the usual fashion of Arthurian knights, Sir Gawain and his companions also exhibit emotional sensitivity and a goofy sense of humor in this medieval comedy.
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