Ann Rinaldi writes fantastic historical fiction novels. If you are interested at all in history, give them a try. And if not, you should still give them a try because they might just awaken a new passion. So far I've read two of them, but I plan to read more.
Nine Day Queen is about Lady Jane Grey, a british noble who was pretty much forced and manipulated into becoming the next queen of England after King Henry VII's only son died. Taking the throne only made her life VERY dangerous as she faced the wrath of her cousin, Bloody Mary, who believed that the throne was rightly hers.
Anyone who knows me really well also knows that I am obsessed with the Salem witch trials. This book is written in the perspective of a girl named Susanna who witnesses the Salem witch histeria first hand and knows that it is all a hoax, but doesn't have the courage to face it and tell the truth.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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