Will in Scarlet / Matthew Cody / 260 pages

Matthew Cody presents readers with a wonderful historical adventure set in the late 12th century.  Will, the son of nobility, is ousted from his family's castle when King John hears that Richard, his brother the true King, is homeward bound from the crusades.  John decides to dethrone Richard and grab land and power.  This adventure tells the story of how Will, the sheltered boy on the run, joins forces with the drunken outlaw Rob who becomes the Robin Hood of legend...stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.  Grades 4-7