Cedric the Forester

Minutes after Cedric the forester is falsely accused of poaching by Dickon Montjoy, the son of the local lord, Cedric races to Dickon’s rescue, saving his life with a timely and well-aimed crossbow quarrel.



Content to face life as a forester with little hope for advancement, Cedric suddenly finds himself propelled to companion and favorite in the Montjoy household, where he gains an education and exposure to different ways of governing and treating men that until now had only nestled nameless in his heart.





Repeatedly standing alone against hundreds of years of deep-seated traditions, cruel or murderous lords, and hot-tempers, Cedric refuses to backdown or allow even one unfortunate man to be destroyed.





Terrified of losing their power if they give the commoners the most basic of freedoms, how can Cedric convince the ruling lords that increased freedom for all will benefit everyone?





Cedric the Forester is a Newbery Honor winner and deemed a “most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.”





It’s an excellent adventure story bringing the Magna Carta and feudalism to life.





Cedric the Forester is the first of four of the Delaroche Family series. Subsequent books follow Cedric’s descendants through other moments in history that mark turning points in freedom and human rights.





The Torch Bearers (The English Civil War)

Redcoat and Minuteman (The Revolutionary War)

Old Hickory’s Prisoner (The War of 1812)



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