Horribly Famous: Joan of Arc and Her Marching Orders

Dead Famous

by Phil Robins

Everybody knows that Joan of Arc - Saint Joan - led the French army into battle and met a fiery end. This book lets readers find out the facts, including how Joan had to prove that she wasn't a witch and how she loved writing cheeky letters to very important people.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography, Humor, Historical, Comics

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2002

Reviews

[Harriet Bell · Rating 1 out of 5]

It wasn’t my type, to say it was a factual book there weren’t many facts. It was also straight to the point. It was quite long and boring.

[Harish P · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can't grow with Horribly Famous / Dead Famous series by Sholastic. I thoroughly enjoyed the reference to "godams" :)

[Kelvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOL'D on page 100 when they talked about what a 'Godam' was ('A godam was a name the French used for an Englishman, because all they ever seemed to say was 'God Damn'!' to quote the book)





And I set the finished date to Feb 31st because apparently this is yet another mistake goodreads has made...

[baka_usagi · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the earliest books I've read. I still remember this as my favorite book during my elementary days. It made me love St. Joan of Arc and the country of France. Actually, ever since I've read this, I dream of visiting Joan's home at France when I grow old.

Truly a must read. The comics inside are also worthy to mention! I totally love it!

[han⚢ · Rating 4 out of 5]

St Joan Of Arc has always been a favourite of mine; she's like the equivalent of Katniss but in a medieval time period! A lovely book, especially if you either 1. have a school report on Joan of Arc (as I did), because this is very informative, 2. Is a bit of a history bluff/nerd or 3. You're just interested about Joan of Arc.

[Guguk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sad story about wars and politics.., they wouldn't give a place for such an honest girl. Maybe just a temporary one, if that coincide with their own agenda. As soon as Joan didn't fit in their plans, she was kicked out of the game (｡•́︿•̀｡)

[Kalilah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Completely epic and informative. Would recommend it to children who want to learn about History and Historically significant people, specifically Joan of Arc.

[Punit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Illustrator Phillip mesmerises as usual. The writing is crisp and funny as it should be. This is one of the better accounts of the story of Joan.

[Rubens Alonso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excelente opção infanto-juvenil