Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi
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Since his mother’s death, Crispin has been nothing short of an outcast. He isn’t called anything but “Asta’s Son”. At his mother’s burial, he runs out of the small town and stumbles upon a secret - a deadly secret. When he returns home, two men are burning down the small shack where he used to live. Extremely afraid, Crispin hides out not knowing who to trust. The priest whom he has trusted all his life has now been mysteriously murdered. Having nothing but his strong faith in God, he tries to survive. Now, everyone is being turned against him by the wicked and greedy ruler of the town. How can he stop this? With nothing but a lead cross in his hand, he has to figure out the secrets being kept from him and resolve he false accusations, even if he has to risk his life to find them out. |
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