Author: Gloria Skurzynski

Publisher: Random House 1988

Pages: 60

Description:

It is the year 1195. Roger and Alice have lost their father to the Crusades. Now their mother is terribly ill. So, Roger and Alice set off in search of their mothers long lost brother. He is a powerful baron, and is surely, the children think he will help them. He must but on their way roger and Alice are kidnapped by two highwaymen and locked in an ancient tower. Time is running out. Can Roger and Alice escape in time to find their uncle and save their mothers life?