Albin returns to Middleton, from the battle of Towton (March 1461), with a useless arm. He finds that his father has made very little progress on rebuilding their cottage. Albin tries to weave wattle sticks for the walls, but one arm is not enough for the job. The village wise woman tells him that it will get no better. He is no longer an archer. But she also tells him that he is many other things. Middleton Manor is nearly deserted and the new king may choose to give the manor and its lands to whomever he pleases. Renters, including Albin, dread a new landlord. The baron is missing in action...

Brian's cover shows why Benedic needs rescue. You may also notice that he is from the middle ages. In fact, he lives in a fictional medieval kingdom. That is because Benedic's life is saved at the cost of the life of a young prince. Fearing he will lose it to the prince's father, Benedic flees. He homeless and alone in the task of figuring out what happened. Upper-grades students, teen, and adults will find this novel easy to read and yet thought provoking.

To commemorate the 556th anniversary of the Battle of Towton, experience the largest battle ever on English soil through the eyes of a fictional medieval archer, Albin Hayward. He and his brothers-in-arms endure the fog of war in the Battle in Spring Sleet. Albin realizes that the camp is gone; his baron is missing in action; his arm is a sheet of fire; he is a week's march from anyplace he has been before; and he is alone. The blood-soaked snow of Towton is littered with the dead. How can an injured teen-aged archer survive? Escaping the Palm Sunday Field only changes the challenge. Racing...

Nabby's world is shaken when she overhears her mom saying, "I'm so afraid he'll find me. He nearly killed me, you know." To avoid fleeing this shadowy threat with her mom, Nabby seeks unknown relatives. An old portrait may hold the key to her past-and her future.