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Kids @ the Crossroads book trailer

What if kids kept blogs during pivotal moments in world history? AZTEC_KIDS @ THE CROSSROADS logs you on to the blog of 12-year-old Yoatl, an Aztec living in 1519. Although he's the son of a warrior, Yoatl always figured he'd be schooled as a priest. But when his father is disgraced in battle, Yoatl loses his prestigious spot at school and is sent instead to train as a warrior. In CRUSADES_KIDS @ THE CROSSROADS, meet 12-year-old Hans, who is destined to march in the 13th-century Children's Crusade. Restless with his duties in his father's wheelwright shop, Hans longs to follow his older brother; Otto joined a crusade to the Holy Land two years earlier and hasn't been heard from since. When a mysterious stranger appears in the night and describes new troubles stirring, Hans sees his chance to go after his brother. Ancient history comes alive through the immediacy of the blog style and the fact-filled windows linked to the text. The KIDS @ THE CROSSROADS series is historical fiction like you've never seen it before.

What if kids kept blogs during pivotal moments in world history? AZTEC_KIDS @ THE CROSSROADS logs you on to the blog of 12-year-old Yoatl, an Aztec living in 1519. Although he's the son of a warrior, Yoatl always figured he'd be schooled as a priest. But when his father is disgraced in battle, Yoatl loses his prestigious spot at school and is sent instead to train as a warrior. In CRUSADES_K... More