內容簡介
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
【鉛灌十字架的秘密: 流亡孤兒求生錄】
一個手無寸鐵、身無分文的孤兒，如何逃離敵人的追殺，找到生命中的秘密呢？
克里斯的母親才剛下葬，即遭陷成為人人得而誅之的萬惡罪犯，克里斯只能帶著母親留下來的唯一信物鉛製十字架逃離追殺。直到他遇上生命中的貴人，才開始改變他的流亡生活，而他也將從僅存的十字架發現被保留的秘密。
作者 Avi 以歐洲中世紀為背景，結合歷史、奇幻、驚悚、童話等元素創造出來的冒險故事，也揭櫫了社會上存在的現象。
Crispin is a poor thirteen-year-old peasant in medieval England. Accused of a crime he did not commit, he has been declared a "wolf’s head," meaning he may be killed on sight, by anyone. He flees his tiny village with nothing but his mother’s cross of lead.
In the English countryside, Crispin meets a man named Bear, who forces Crispin to become his servant yet encourages him to think for himself. But as Crispin’s enemies draw ever closer, he is pulled right into the fortress of his foes, where he must find a way to save their very lives.
作者介紹
艾非的書深受全球兒童與大人的喜愛。他為年輕讀者寫過許多小說，並獲得多項大獎肯定。其中《一名女水手的自白》（The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle）與《只說實話：紀實小說》（Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel）獲得紐伯瑞銀牌獎；《鉛十字架的祕密》（Crispin: The Cross of Lead）於2003年獲得紐伯瑞金牌獎。《小鼠紅花歷險記》（Poppy）是他的另一本得獎小說，獲得美國《波士頓全球報》號角書獎。
Avi has written over forty-five highly acclaimed books ranging from fantasies to sports stories, from tales of suspense and terror to historical adventure. In 2003 Avi won the Newbery Medal for Crispin.
