The Apple and the Arrow
By Mary Buff, Conrad Buff
Caught by tyrant Gessler's soldier, Walter's father, William Tell, is forced to either shoot an apple on Walter's head or die. He successfully shoots the apple but is imprisoned. Breaking free, Tell kills Gessler and starts the revolution that wins Switzerland's freedom.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1952 (Honor Title)
- Format: Book
- ISBN: 9780590433280
