The Sword of Denis Anwyck

Thirteen-year-old Denis Anwyck lives in the Middle Ages, where knights joust with lance and sword, and Baron Mordred foments revolt against the king. Finding himself swept into this maze of intrigue, Denis must brave the baron's wrath, and even a cold-blooded betrayal by a close friend, in order to discover-with the help of a mysterious golden-haired girl-the startling truth about His Majesty.