Wulf Author:Kevin Crossley-Holland Wulf is a Saxton boy who lives in a windswept hamlet on the east coast of England. Although intelligent and gifted with his hands, the fatherless Wulf lacks a true sense of purpose until one day he meets Cedd, a plainspoken and affectionate missionary from Northumbria, who converts him to Christianity. Throwing himself into monastic life, Wulf c... more »omes close to losing the love of his own family, and in particular of his headstrong brother Oswald, but he meets this and other problems--the burning down of the monastery; Cedd's falling victim to the plague--with newfound courage and grit.« less