Overview
From award-winning and beloved children's author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of My Enemy, My Friend, with a cover illustration by Shahar Kober. A must-read modern classic, this is richly detailed historical adventure about two boys coming together from opposing sides of a war. Two boys. Two faiths. One unholy war. When Adam's mother dies unconfessed, he pledges to save her soul with dust from the Holy Land. Employed as a dog-boy for the local knight, Adam grabs the chance to join the Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. He burns with determination to strike down the infidel enemy. Salim, a merchant's son, is leading an uneventful life in the port of Acre - until news arrives that a Crusader attack is imminent. To keep Salim safe, his father buys him an apprenticeship with an esteemed, travelling doctor. But Salim's employment leads him to the heart of Sultan Saladin's camp - and into battle against the barbaric and unholy invaders. When Adam's and Salim's paths come together, they are forced to reevaluate everything they thought they knew about the enemy . . . My Enemy, My Friend has previously been published as Crusade.
Full Product Details
Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Dimensions:
Width: 13.10cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.284kg
ISBN: 9781035034727
ISBN 10: 1035034727
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 26 June 2025
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
Humane and empathetic...Not only eye-opening, important and topical, but a vivid, emotionally involving, nail-biting read * Sunday Times on Welcome to Nowhere * A muscular, moving, thought-provoking book * Guardian on Welcome to Nowhere * A fine book, and a daring book -- Michael Morpurgo on A Little Piece of Ground This book must go down as a brave, serious and successful attempt to reach out and have this story heard * Michael Rosen on A Little Piece of Ground * Lively and inspiring * Sunday Times on Song of the Dolphin Boy * A superb writer, a masterly storyteller * Scotsman on The Fastest Boy in the World * An uplifting tale of family, friendship, hope and believing the impossible * Ethiopian News, on the Garbage King * A beautiful, important, heartfelt book * Lauren St John, on Song of the Dolphin Boy *
Author Information
Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books including The Garbage King, The Fastest Boy in the World and Dindy and the Elephant. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.
