Son of Charlemagne

An exciting book set in the Middle Ages, Son of Charlemagne  is a story about the reign of Charlemagne from the perspective of his children.  It is interesting to see Charlemagne not only as a great king, but also as a loving father.  He had to make many decisions which seemed to affect his children cruelly, but this book gives you his perspective on it.  With such a large kingdom, this great king had to be harsh as well kind.   Charlemagne's children all learned at an early age that rulers have to make sacrifices, but this only made them admire their father the more.  I read Son of Charlemagne for school, and, in addition to being very entertaining, it really gave me a different perspective that my textbooks did not provide.