Warrior Scarlet [Paperback]

In Bronze Age Britain, young Drem must overcome his disability-a withered arm-if he is to prove his manhood and become a warrior.

Rosemary Sutcliff(1920-1992) wrote dozens of books for young readers, including her award-winning Roman Britain trilogy,The Eagle of the Ninth,The Silver Branch, andThe Lantern Bearers, which won the Carnegie Medal.The Eagle of the Ninthis now a major motion picture, The Eagle, directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Channing Tatum. Born in Surrey, Sutcliff spent her childhood in Malta and on various other naval bases where her father was stationed. At a young age, she contracted Still's Disease, which confined her to a wheelchair for most of her life. Shortly before her death, she was named Commander of the British Empire (CBE) one of Britain's most prestigious honors. She died in West Sussex, England, in 1992.

In Bronze Age Britain, young Drem must overcome his disability-a withered arm-if he is to prove his manhood and become a warrior.

[A] stark and beautifully written story. --Saturday Review

Discussion Questions for
Warrior Scarlet
Rosemary Sutcliff describes the Bronze Age in
the Historical Note at the beginning of the
novel. Find examples in the novel that support
Sutcliff's description of this period in history.
Drem is only nine when he overhears a
conversation between Sabra, his mother, and
Cathlan, his grandfather. Cathlan asks, It
likely, think you, that the young one will ever
win his way into the Men's side, with a speararm
that he cannot use? [p. 10] How does this
conversation alter Drem's world? Discuss how
Drem deals with the dismay and terror that he
may never become a warrior. How does Talore
help Drem realize that, even with his handicap,
he can go to the Boys' House and take part in
the initiatilƒ