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William Tell: One Against an Empire, A Swiss Legend

William Tell: One Against an Empire, A Swiss Legend

by Paul Storrie

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

He wanted nothing more than to live in peace, until a petty tyrant forced him into a cruel choice: Swiss hunter William Tell is famous for his great skill with a crossbow. One terrible day, a ruthless official forces Tell into a impressible choice: Shoot an apple off his son' s head -- or be killed along with his son. Will he accept this awful challenge?  (SWZ20, $8.95)


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