Two Lives of Charlemagne Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2007) From a chance encounter in

From a chance encounter in a ticket line to a beloved father's final word before dying

they hitch a ride in Kate's backpack and find themselves in the biggest adventure of their lives

) Hoving even includes a guide to the world's top art cities and centers

From the author of THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS

Two Lives of Charlemagne Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2007) From a chance encounter inTwo revealingly different accounts of the life of the most important figure of the Roman EmpireCharlemage, known as the father of Europe, was one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval rulers. The biographies brought together here provide a rich and varied portrait of the king from two perspectives: that of Einhard, a close friend and adviser, and of Notker, a monastic scholar and musician writing fifty years after Charlemagne's death.