This was better as a historical fiction story giving a glimpse into early British history than as a work of literature. Read aloud for Middle Ages history cycle. Some of the kids liked it better than others. Good enough to read again next time we do MA.

I'm writing a review for this book even though I never finished it. This book isn't good. The plot is really slow and there's basically no action. The characters are boring. I don't recommend this book to anyone, especially to people who like action filled books.

10YO wanted to give it 3.5 stars :)

Loved this as historical fiction. It’s great for kids. Shows the struggle to convert the island using some huge men in Catholic history. There are some influential women too.

NEVER AGAIN. Terribly boring. Not very good writing or characters. Frankly, I don't know if I ever want to read another Barbara Willard book again.

These young kid historical novels are unbelievably bad. There are entire chapters that add absolutely nothing to the book, lame characters, and no movement. There's a chapter called "Strangers from the Wilderness" or something. After 12 pages of nothing, the strangers come and- Surprise!- they're not really strangers! Thanks for lasting 12 pages i'll never get back!

Don't read unless you hate life.

The story of an English boy whose family left with the Romans and return with St. Augustine. While this book is written for children and young adults, the content has such historical merit that it may be of interest to adults as well.

A well-written historical fiction.

I read this for school and hated it. It was boring beyond all belief. The characters were horrible. I could not have cared less if Wolf and his crush died. Half, or more, of the book seemed to consist of Wolf mooning over Fritha. Augustine comes to Kent and that is basically his only role in this book. There is certainly nothing bad in this book; unless you count horrible characters and writing. Blah. Never again.

Mater Amabilis History Level 2 Year 1

Was on an old reading list of mine; estimating it is from sometime 2006...

I read this to my three as part of our history. It was helpful for making a certain time period come to life as well as learn about Augustine and the re-Christianization of Britain. Overall, a sweet story with realistic characters.