Julesburg Public Library

Returning home from the Crusades, Hugh discovers that his wife has been abducted by relic-seeking knights, prompting him to pose as a court jester in order to infiltrate the castle where his wife is imprisoned.

2) Fool

Author

Moore, Christopher

Series

Fool novels volume 1

Formats

Book, CD

Description

Pocket, King Lear's fool, sets out to straighten out the mess the mad king has made of the kingdom and the royal family, only to discover the truth about his own heritage.

3) Shakespeare for squirrels: a novel

Author

Moore, Christopher

Series

Fool novels volume 3

Formats

Book, CD

Description

Set adrift by his pirate crew, Pocket of Dog Snogging--last seen in The Serpent of Venice--washes up on the sun-bleached shores of Greece, where he hopes to dazzle the Duke with his comedic brilliance and become his trusted fool. But the island is in turmoil. Egeus, the Duke's minister, is furious that his daughter Hermia is determined to marry Demetrius, instead of Lysander, the man he has chosen for her. The Duke decrees that if, by the time of...

4) The queen's own fool

Author

Yolen, Jane

Series

Stuart quartet volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12

Description

When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves Troupe Brufort and serves as the fool for Mary, Queen of Scots, she experiences the political and religious upheavals in both France and Scotland.

5) Noodleheads find something fishy

Author

Series

Noodleheads volume 3

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Description

Brothers Mac and Mac are outwitted by Cousin Meatball, three fish, and even a fishing rod when they set out to learn something new. Includes author's note on tales of fools and the motifs found in this story.

6) Noodleheads lucky day

Author

Series

Noodleheads volume 5

Pub. Date

[2020]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Description

"Brothers Mac and Mac are SO lucky that everything goes well - even when their frenemy Meatball plays tricks on them"--

7) Noodlehead nightmares

Author

Series

Noodleheads volume 1

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Brothers Mac and Mac star in this collection of bedtime tales inspired by folktales about fools from around the world.

8) Noodleheads see the future

Author

Series

Noodleheads volume 2
Early chapter book

Pub. Date

[2017]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Description

Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.

9) Noodleheads Fortress of Doom

Author

Series

Noodleheads volume 4

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Description

Using knowledge from a library book, brothers Mac and Mac build a fortress but Meatball, armed with a book of his own, wants to take it from them.

10) Fortune's fool

Author

Karr, Kathleen

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6

Description

In medieval Germany, fifteen-year-old Conrad, a court jester, and his beloved Christa, a servant girl, escape from a cruel master and journey through the countryside on a quest to find a kind lord who will give them sanctuary.

11) Noodleheads do the impossible

Author

Series

Noodleheads volume 6

Pub. Date

[2021]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Description

After hearing Uncle Ziti's unbelievable story about a snake and a frog, brothers Mac and Mac are captivated by the idea of doing something impossible so that perhaps one day people will tell tales about their amazing feats.

12) Courting dragons: a king's fool mystery

Author

Westerson, Jeri

Series

King's fool mysteries volume 1
[King's fool mystery] volume 1
King's Fool Mystery

Pub. Date

2023.

Description

"1529, London. Jester Will Somers enjoys an enviable position at the court of Henry VIII. As the king's entertainer, chief gossip-monger, spy and loyal adviser, he knows all of the king's secrets - and almost everyone else's within the walls of Greenwich Palace. But when Will discovers the body of Spanish count Don Gonzalo while walking his trusted sidekick Nosewise in the courtyard gardens, and a blackmail note arrives soon after demanding information...

13) Serious trouble

Author

Howard, Arthur

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Despite the objections of his very serious parents, Prince Ernest longs to become a jester, and this helps him in an encounter with a three-headed dragon.

14) The jester has lost his jingle

Author

Saltzman, David

Pub. Date

c1995

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

Description

When they discover that laughter is missing from their kingdom, a jester and his helpmate set out on a quest to find it.

15) Mimus

Author

Thal, Lilli

Pub. Date

[2005]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18

Description

Two mighty kingdoms have been engaged in endless, merciless war, but change appears imminent. King Philip is meeting his arch-enemy, King Theodo, to sign a peace treaty. But King Philip and his men are tricked and consigned to the squalid dungeons of King Theodos castle. Soon, 12-year-old Prince Florin is lured to the castle, where the same horror awaits him. On a whim, King Theodo decides to make the crown prince his second fool, trained by Mimus,...

16) Worse, worser, wurst

Author

Krulik, Nancy E

Series

Princess Pulverizer volume 2

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Description