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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Fool's Paradise Fool's Paradise Tori Phillips 'TWAS NO LAUGHING MATTER When fleeing an odious arranged match, the Lady Elizabeth Hayward found herself under the protection of famed court jester Richard Tarleton. But even disguised as the fool… OL15139989W
The Parisian prodigal The Parisian prodigal Gordon, Alan In 1205, Theophilos<U+2014>a fool by trade, a family man by choice, and a spy by design<U+2014>belongs, along with his family, to the Fools<U+2019> Guild, a group that secretly maintains the fragile … OL15626284W
The Jester The Jester James Patterson,Andrew Gross Hugh De Luc returns from the Crusades to discover that his terrifying nightmare has just begun. Merciless killers have slain his young son, kidnapped his wife, Sophie, and destroyed his town in their… OL167161W
Serious trouble Serious trouble Arthur Howard Despite the objections of his very serious parents, Prince Ernest longs to become a jester, and this helps him in an encounter with a three-headed dragon. OL1972906W
An antic disposition An antic disposition Gordon, Alan In 1204 A.D., the Fools' Guild is on the run from an enraged Pope Innocent III and the Papal troops he's dispatched to destroy them. Now, hidden in their secret enclave deep within the Black Forest, … OL1979177W
Jester leaps in Jester leaps in Gordon, Alan In 13th century Europe, political turmoil is the order of the day and the Fool's Guild and its agents - jesters, jugglers, and knaves to a man - works behind the scenes to manipulate events, trying t… OL1979181W
Fool Fool Christopher Moore "This is a bawdy tale. Herein you will find gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason, and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and profanity, as well as nontraditional grammar, s… OL1987163W
Noodleheads see the future Noodleheads see the future Tedd Arnold Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother. OL20050458W
The jester has lost his jingle The jester has lost his jingle David Saltzman When they discover that laughter is missing from their kingdom, a jester and his helpmate set out on a quest to find it. OL3011950W
The king's fool The king's fool Dana Fradon Examines the role of fools or jesters in medieval and Renaissance society and describes such individuals as Will Sommers of sixteenth-century England and Querno of sixteenth-century Italy. OL4315835W
Jockin the Jester Jockin the Jester Ursula Moray Williams The adventures of a young jester during a peasant revolt in medieval England. OL4442907W
Damosel Damosel Stephanie Spinner WATER SPIRIT DAMOSEL, the Lady of the Lake, glides through Arthurian legend like a glamorous wraith, shimmering and shifting between the worlds of fairies and humans. Her knowledge is vast (magic, me… OL470217W
Fortune's Fool Fortune's Fool Kathleen Karr CONRAD THE GOOD serves as court jester to a most unworthy master: Lord Otto "the Witless," who rarely appreciates jesting and acrobatics and more often rewards his good fool with a good whipping. So … OL64199W
The fool and the dancing bear The fool and the dancing bear Pamela Stearns A lovesick king, his court jester, and a bear embark on a quest to lift the curse of a spiteful queen. OL6807442W
The angel and the sword The angel and the sword Sigmund Brouwer In 1351, Raphael, a jester at the papal court in Avignon, France, is falsely accused of trying to kill the reigning Pope Clement VI and, with the help of his guardian angel, must decide whether to tr… OL909750W