Sylvia: Bryce CourtenaySet in the thirteenth century, this is the story of Sylvia Honeyeater, who sings like an angel and can literally charm the birds from the trees. An epic tale of the Children's Crusade of 1212, a real event that took place in a Europe torn by religious intolerance and which also features the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Francis of Assisi, the Muslim Sultan and his harem, as well as the fervour that became the Children's Crusade and then later the Crusades.