Chevalier

Teen/YA historical fiction. Geoff Lightstone, high school quarterback and member of a medieval re-creation club, has a secret: he's a coward. To prove his courage to himself, Geoff steps in to help another student who's being bullied by a gang. It doesn't go well. Running for his life, Geoff falls from the third floor of a building into the Middle Ages. Seeking his fortune and a way back home leads Geoff into the troubled life of Occitania, the south of France. Saving the life of the...
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Teen/YA historical fiction. Geoff Lightstone, high school quarterback and member of a medieval re-creation club, has a secret: he's a coward. To prove his courage to himself, Geoff steps in to help another student who's being bullied by a gang. It doesn't go well. Running for his life, Geoff falls from the third floor of a building into the Middle Ages. Seeking his fortune and a way back home leads Geoff into the troubled life of Occitania, the south of France. Saving the life of the Viscount of Carcassonne introduces Geoff to the life and politics of the nobility on the eve of the Albigensian Crusade. Convinced that his only choice is to make the most of his new life, Geoff becomes a squire and then a knight to Viscount Raimon Rogièr Trencavel. Geoff and his squire Pons work to survive and save lives as the political and religious tension turns to open warfare and a campaign of terror and destruction by the crusaders. Pursued by a band of 'routiers' - a medieval gang - Geoff does what he must: sacrifice himself to save the lives of the others in his group.