THE BRONZE BOW by Elizabeth George Speare

In 1962, The Bronze Bow won the Newbery Medal. All these years later, it hasn't lost its message and I thought it was a great book. It reinforces the importance of tolerance and shows the importance of "Love Thy Neighbor" through the eyes of a boy, once set of vengeance and driven by hatred, who must now learn to forgive.

As a Christian, I felt a bond with this book. It takes place during the Roman rule of Jerusalem when Jesus Christ was upon the earth. The theme of this book is universal, but I'm afraid, in society today, the mention of Christ and his teachings would scare away teachers/librarians from recommendation/discussion of this book.