![]() ![]() Peasants can’t afford fancy stuff like glass. You might be thinking to yourself, Gosh, that’s awfully small, but it looks pretty cozy. I’ve been wearing the same outfit for two years-and it was a hand-me-down from a cousin who wore it for two years before me.Īll the princes and princesses live in castles with hundreds of rooms. See those clothes I’m wearing? Those are the only clothes I own. To start with, we’re all really, really poor. Well, there are lots of other people who aren’t princes or princesses, and trust me: we have way more problems than the rich folks do. You know how, whenever you see a movie or read a story set in olden times, it’s almost always about a dashing prince or a beautiful princess, and you’re supposed to get all wrapped up in their troubles? Who was known far and wide for his cool and calm presence in the face of grave danger…Īnd who was beloved and adored by all the people of his kingdom.Ĭome in a little closer so you can have a better look at me. There was a prince who was revered throughout the land for being exceptionally brave… ExcerptĬhapter One: Who I Am CHAPTER ONE Who I Am And even though he doesn’t know how to ride a horse or wield anything more deadly than a water bucket, he’s going to do whatever it takes to make sure his dream becomes a reality. Tim finally has the lucky break he’s been waiting for, the opportunity to change his station in life. Then news spreads that Princess Grace of the neighboring kingdom has been abducted by the evil Stinx and Prince Ruprecht needs a legion of knights to join him on his quest to rescue her. He is brave and clever and always tries to do the right thing-even though he rarely gets the credit for it. Unfortunately, the only route to success in the kingdom of Wyld is to be born a prince. He wants more out of life than to grow up to be a woodsman like his father. ![]() Tim is just a peasant, but he dreams big. ![]() Kuang), it’s nice to have a varied diet, to be adventurous, to try something different once in a while.Join New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs in this first book in a hilarious, highly illustrated new middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight, perfect for fans of Max & the Midknights. And even if they sometimes are (case in point: Yellowface by R. The buzzy books aren’t necessarily the best books. These are often the books with the huge marketing budgets that everyone, it seems, is talking about, from our favourite podcast hosts to bookstagrammers to those few newspapers that still have a dedicated book review section.īut what if you want to be a little more original? Some of my favourite reads have been serendipitous finds in secondhand bookshops or those recommended to me just once, randomly, in a bookish forum. Twitter: All posts by Claire HandscombeĪs Haruki Murakami famously wrote, “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” And let’s face it, most of the time, most of us are reading books published by the Big Five publishers (Penguin/Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster, and Macmillan), not indie publishing companies. She also hosts the Brit Lit Podcast, a fortnightly show of news and views from British books and publishing. She is the author of Unscripted, a novel about a young woman with a celebrity crush and a determined plan, and the editor of Walk With Us: How The West Wing Changed Our Lives. Claire Handscombe moved from Europe to DC in 2012, ostensibly to study for an MFA in Creative Writing, but actually – let’s be honest – because of an obsession with The West Wing.
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