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Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky's MARIE ANTOINETTE is back in print with a gorgeous new package!
To forge an incredibly powerful political alliance, thirteen-year-old Marie Antoinette of Austria is betrothed to Dauphin Louis Auguste, who will one day be the king of France. To prepare the princess for becoming queen, she must be trained to write, read, speak French, dress, act . . . even breathe. Things become more difficult for her when she is...
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Scholastic, Inc
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Hawaii in 1889 is a pristine island paradise. Thireteen year old Princess Ka'iulani lives a carefree life at Ainachau, her home by the sea in Waikiki, Oahu. Used to having personal governesses as tutors, her family has decided that as a future monarch, she is to be educated abroad at a boarding school in England. While abroad Hawaii is transforming from a monarchy to a provisional government, a movement strongly opposed by the Hawaiian people.
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A riveting true life account of a Royal Navy serviceman on board an aircraft carrier.
14th June, 1982: The Argentine government officially surrenders to the British, ending the Falklands War. Six British ships were lost in the conflict, along with 255 British servicemen. Victory was won, but at a cost.
Having emerged from his first experience of combat alive and well, we follow our author while serving on the British Navy aircraft carrier, the HMS...
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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A look at what life might have been like for royal teens of the past, mixing storytelling with historical facts. Includes Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile; Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain; and Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England. Adapted from the Scholastic Book series, Dear America: the royal diaries.
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Princess Diaries (Adult) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Princess Mia and her Prince Charming plan their fairy tale wedding--but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare.
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Princess Mia has just graduated college. She is soon going to take over as Queen of Genovia from her grandmother, Queen Clarisse. However, Mia learns that she must marry in 30 days or forfeit the crown of Genovia to another rightful heir, Nicholas Devereaux. His uncle, Vicount Mabrey is really the one who wants Nicholas to be King. Not trusting Nicholas, Mia picks a decent guy who's sweet and charming and likeable, but can she go through with the...
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This beautifully presented book captures the spirit of a little known war where the Royal Navy played a peripheral but crucial role. The power of the British Empire was at its height, thanks to the reach of the Royal Navy and officers from that service who often found themselves far from home and in positions of power way beyond their rank.
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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2012
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Mia is shocked to learn that her grandmother is queen of Genovia, and that Mia is a princess and the heir to the throne; when her grandmother decides to step down as Queen, Princess Mia learns that she can only take over if she is married.
11) The Royal Diary
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A Princess forced to be married to a Prince as she tried in vain to become a Queen, going against her will of having her son to be one day a King. A Queen who had a peculiar interest on that Princess. An Accident that took the Princess' life. A Murderer who will never be convicted. This is no fiction at all. This is the reality, and the royalty. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL WORK, A BOOK LIKE NO OTHER AROUND THE SUBJECT. SO DON'T EXPECT TO FIND SOMETHING CLOSE...
13) The portal
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Tangled in time volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Finding refuge in the greenhouse after her mother's death, Rose investigates a strange light only to find herself transported back in time where she becomes the servant and confidante of Henry VIII's daughter Elizabeth.
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Tangled in time volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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For fans of the Royal Diaries series and of Gail Carson Levine, here is the second adventure in a middle grade time travel series from Newbery Honor-winning Kathryn Lasky! In book 2, newly orphaned Rose finds herself time-traveling between present day and the court of the two most memorable English princesses in history.
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When her aristocratic boss is next in line for the throne, a personal assistant wonders if the attraction between them will turn her into his royal wife.
He never expected to rule . . .
She never expected to be his bride!
Prince Logan wasn't destined to wear the crown, and he certainly doesn't want it! But his brother's scandalous abdication leaves him no choice. After returning home, he assumes that loyal assistant Cassidy Ryan will remain...
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CLAIMING THE VIRGIN’S BABY
By USA TODAY bestselling author Jennie Lucas
Surrogate Rosalie realises she can’t bear to give away the child she’s carrying for a childless Italian couple. She flies to Venice to beg forgiveness, only to discover billionaire Alex is a widower…and he had no idea she was expecting his baby!
HIS SECRETARY’S NINE-MONTH NOTICE
By USA TODAY bestselling author Cathy Williams
Handing in her notice was not part of dedicated...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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For fans of the Royal Diaries series and of Gail Carson Levine, here is the second adventure in a middle grade time travel series from Newbery Honor-winning Kathryn Lasky!
In book 2, newly orphaned Rose finds herself time-traveling between present day and the court of the two most memorable English princesses in history.
When Princess Mary ascends the throne in sixteenth-century England, Rose is forced to leave Princess Elizabeth and serve Mary....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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From his humble beginnings in rural South Africa to his tragic death at age 95 in 2013, Nelson Mandela's life is a tale of inspiration and courage. The most up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela.
This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at Nelson Mandela who grew up in a rural village in South Africa under racist apartheid rule--a regime heultimately helped overthrow.Denenberg explores the history of South Africa and its often violent struggle...
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The Revolutionary War JOURNAL OF WILLIAM THOMAS EMERSON is now in paperback with an exciting repackaging!On an early summer morning in 1774, William Emerson, on the run from his abusive foster parents, awakens to a dusty-faced stranger who has discovered his roadside bed. After hearing the boy's story, Mr. John Wilson--a writer for and organizer of the revolutionary cause--invites Will to accompany him into Boston. From that day forward, Will lives...