Beware, Princess Elizabeth
by:
Carolyn Meyer (author)
Elizabeth Tudor's teenage years are hardly those of a fairy-tale princess. Her father has beheaded her mother; her jealous half sister has her locked away in the Tower of London; and her only love has betrayed her in his own quest for the throne.Told in the voice of the young Elizabeth and ending...
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Elizabeth Tudor's teenage years are hardly those of a fairy-tale princess. Her father has beheaded her mother; her jealous half sister has her locked away in the Tower of London; and her only love has betrayed her in his own quest for the throne.Told in the voice of the young Elizabeth and ending when she is crowned queen, this is the second novel in the exciting Young Royals series.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152045562 (0152045562)
ASIN: 152045562
Publish date: September 1st 2002
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 214
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
16th Century
Series: Young Royals (#2)
I picked this book up in the throes of my mild obsession with Queen Elizabeth I. Eh. It was all right, but I didn’t feel any real insights into Elizabeth’s character. It would be good for a child interested in Elizabeth’s life to start out with. (March 2008)
in a sentence: Princess Elizabeth, the beautiful bastard child of Henry VIII, struggles through her sister Mary's persecution and her romantic trials through - and eventual abandonment - of marriage. All of this while she is waiting to become Queen of England.The historical fiction novel is told fro...
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