*Book with adult themes and subject matter* Babylonne, by Catherine Jinks, is the story of a sixteen-year-old girl in early-thirteenth century Languedoc. It is a time of war, persecution, and religious controversy. Jinks’ knowledge of the era as a scholar lends a truth and vividness to the coming of age tale of a young, feisty girl in the middle of a war. She is able to paint everything from the sights, sounds, and smells of monasteries to the sights, sounds, and smells of wars and infirmaries inside besieged fortresses. Her writing is not for the weak of heart, or the weak of stomach in some places. Babylonne is a young…