2014 * Author: Mary Casanova
An intense tale of superstition and persecution in sixteenth-century France
Twelve-year-old Marius promised his dying mother he would watch over his little brother, Jean-Pierre. But because Jean-Pierre was born on Christmas Eve, villagers believe he is marked with the curse of the loup garou (the werewolf) and Marius, with fierce devotion to his family, must battle against prejudice and fear to save his brother’s life—and his own.