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    Apprentice's Masterpiece, The: A Story of Medieval Spain
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    Apprentice's Masterpiece, The: A Story of Medieval Spain

    By Melanie Little

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    Fifteenth-century Spain is a richly multicultural society in which Jews, Muslims, and Christians coexist. But under the zealous Christian Queen Isabella, the country abruptly becomes one of the most murderously intolerant places on Earth.

    It is in this atmosphere that the Benvenistes, a family of scribes, attempt to eke out a living. The family has a secret—they are conversos: Jews who converted to Christianity. Now, with neighbors and friends turned into spies, fear hangs in the air.

    One day a young man is delivered to their door. His name is Amir, and he wears the robe and red patch of a Muslim. Fifteen-year-old Ramon Benveniste broods over Amir’s easy acceptance into the family. Startling and dramatic events overtake the household, and the family is torn apart. One boy becomes enslaved, the other takes up service for the Inquisitors. Finally, their paths cross again in a stunningly haunting scene.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnnick Press
    Release dateSep 1, 2009
    ISBN9781554512942
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    Apprentice's Masterpiece, The: A Story of Medieval Spain
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    Melanie Little

    Melanie Little is the author of the acclaimed short story collection CONFIDENCE and the young adult novel THE APPRENTICE'S MASTERPIECE. She lives in Toronto.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent historical fiction set during the Spanish Inquisition.
    • 4/5
      While this is historically quite educational, the voice doesn't sound true. Told in verse first by a boy in Spain whose family converted to Christianity from Judaism during the Spanish Inquisition, then by a Muslim boy, it introduces the reader to the terror and hopelessness of the conversos (converts) and non-Christians at the time before all non-Christians were ultimately tossed out of Spain. Although the Muslim boy, Amir, is supposed to be brave and noble while the converso boy, Ramon, is more cowardly, neither's distinct personality comes through. However, this book is a fine introduction to Spain and Christianity's terrible history during the Inquisition.