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E.l. Konisburg
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author:
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feb. 10, 1930 in nyc
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When and where was the author was born?
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american author and illustrator of children's books and young adult's fiction
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What did she do?
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when her 3rd child went to school
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When did she take art lessons and began to write?
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1973
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publication date of the book?
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heaven, her 2nd husband King Henry of England
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Eleanor of Aquitaine is in______, waiting to learn whether or not______________ will be able to join her.
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before
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Henry died______Eleanor, bu the still had not won admission into heaven.
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Abbot Suger, Matilda-Empress, William
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Waiting with Eleanor are________,_________,______.
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Abbot Suger
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A chance encounter with________, and old friend of Eleanor's from the time of her first marriage, starts the four of them remembering times past.
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12th century
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Each person in turn tells a part of Eleanor's life, vividly illustrating the excitement of living in_______ England and France, and especially the excitement of being Eleanor.
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kings, kings, richard the lion heart, john, poets musicians, king arthur, rules of courtly love, Scotland, Pyrenees
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Wife of two______, mother of two______, ________and______, she set the tone of court life for her times, sponsored______ and _____, and estabolished the legend of King Arthur as a romantic feature of English literature, set the____________, and helped rule a kindom that spanned from_______ to the ___________.
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prisoner
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And she did it all this in a time when a king could keep his queen a _________--and did!
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true
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This book is a novel, fiction fantasy even, but everything about Eleanor and her family and her time is_______.
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goverment, people it governs
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The way______ and the__________ respond to each other intertwine throughout the book.
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power
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theme: 1. _____
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Life's purpose
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theme: 2._____
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a woman's place
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theme: 3._____
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heaven (up)
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The story takes place in ______.
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20th century
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In the late _______.
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flashbacks, holy land
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______ on earth are set during the middle ages in France and England, with a brief trip to the________. The flashbacks trace back to the highlights of Eleanor's life.
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4
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________ narators
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Abbot suger
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_______- has known Eleanor the longest
