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Cecile: Gates of Gold (Girls of Many Lands)

Cecile: Gates of Gold (Girls of Many Lands)

by Mary Casanova

Grade 5-7-Cecile and her father live in a peasant village in France in the early 1700s. Out in the forest one day, she rescues a noble woman who was injured in a fall from her horse. The woman, known as Madame, is the sister-in-law of King Louis XIV and rewards Cecile with a position at court caring for her dogs. The 12-year-old soon discovers that life at Versailles is more than gilded halls and magnificent... (more)

The Farseer Trilogy: Book 2

Royal Assassin

by Robin Hobb

Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering mission, and returns to the court where he is thrown headfirst into the tumult of royal life. With the King near death, and Fitz's only ally off on a seemingly hopeless quest, the... (more)

Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria

Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria

by Julia P. Gelardi

Julia Gelardi’s Born to Rule is the powerful epic story of five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria, who reigned over the end of their empires, the destruction of their families, and the tumult of the twentieth century Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose faith in Rasputin and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the flamboyant and eccentric queen who battled her way through a life of... (more)

The Princess Plot

by Kirsten Boie

Jenna has just won the starring role in a film about a princess--sweet! In the wink of an eye, she's whisked off to a remote, romantic kingdom for the "shoot." But something's amiss: First, she finds out she bears an uncanny resemblance to the real princess, who has run away following the death of her father, the king. Then she learns that the conniving regent plans to use her to take control of the country, now... (more)

The Farseer Trilogy: Book 3

Assassin's Quest

by Robin Hobb

From an extraordinary new voice in fantasy comes the stunning conclusion to the Farseer trilogy, as FitzChivalry confronts his destiny as the catalyst who holds the fate of the kingdom of the Six Duchies...and the world itself. King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz--or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply... (more)

The Farseer Trilogy: Book 1

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated like an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him sectetly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family. As... (more)

Robert Langdon: Book 2

The Da Vinci Code

by Dan Brown

An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last. As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a reading experience unlike any other. Simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable... (more)

Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece

by Hugo Vickers

“In 1953, at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Alice was dressed from head to foot in a long gray dress and a gray cloak, and a nun’s veil. Amidst all the jewels, and velvet and coronets, and the fine uniforms, she exuded an unworldly simplicity. Seated with the royal family, she was a part of them, yet somehow distanced from them. Inasmuch as she is remembered at all today, it is as this shadowy... (more)

The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej

The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej

by Paul M. Handley

Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 and is now the world’s longest-serving monarch. The King Never Smiles , the first independent biography of Thailand's monarch, tells the unexpected story of Bhumibol's life and sixty-year rule—how a Western-raised boy came to be seen by his people as a living Buddha, and how a king widely seen as... (more)

The Mountbattens: The illustrious family who, through birth and marriage, from Queen Victoria and the last of the Tsars to Queen Elizabeth II, enriched Europe's royal housesRichard Hough

The Mountbattens: The illustrious family who, through birth and marriage, from Queen Victoria and the last of the Tsars to Queen Elizabeth II, enriched Europe's royal houses

by Richard Hough, Richard Alexander Hough

Gordonstoun: Ancient Estate and Modern SchoolHenry L. BRERETON

Gordonstoun: Ancient Estate and Modern School

by Henry L. BRERETON

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed

by Patricia Cornwell

Using the firsthand expertise she has gained through writing the bestselling Dr Kay Scarpetta novels, Patricia Cornwell utilizes the demanding methods of modern forensic investigation to re-examine the evidence in the Jack the Ripper murders. These include state-of-the-art DNA testing on various materials, computer enhancement of watermarks and expert examinations of hand-writing, paper, inks and other relics. She... (more)

Midnight Magic

by Avi

Royal Flush (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)

Royal Flush (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)

by Rhys Bowen

A Royal Spyness mystery starring Lady Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line for the throne-and the mystery world's favorite penniless heiress. With its posh clientele in the country for the summer, Georgie's housecleaning business has fizzled. So she tries hiring herself out as a dinnerand- theatre companion. But her first client has quite the wrong idea. To avoid further scandal, Georgie's shipped home to Castle... (more)

William & Harry

by Ingrid Seward

So much has been written about Princes William and Harry, yet so little is really known about them. In this book, the only full-length biography of the brothers, Ingrid Seward examines the extraordinary lives of the two men who are second and third in line to the British throne. From their privileged childhood, through the trauma of their parents' divorce and the subsequent tragic death of their mother, to the... (more)

Born to Rule

by JULIA GELARDI

Secret File of the Duke of WindsorMICHAEL BLOCH

Secret File of the Duke of Windsor

by MICHAEL BLOCH

Queen ElizabethPenelope Mortimer

Queen Elizabeth

by Penelope Mortimer

Journalist and novelist Mortimer displays her not inconsiderable investigative skills in this biography of England's Queen Mother. Now in her 86th year, Elizabeth is entrenched in affection, admired for her projection of a maternal role and unfailing public amiability. Piercing the phalanx that guards this icon, interviewing those who speak but not for attribution and relying heavily on her own surmises, Mortimer... (more)

Royal Flush

by Rhys Bowen

A Royal Spyness mystery starring Lady Georgiana, thirty-fourth in line for the throne—and the mystery world’s favorite penniless heiress. With its posh clientele in the country for the summer, Georgie’s housecleaning business has fizzled. So she tries hiring herself out as a dinnerand- theatre companion. But her first client has quite the wrong idea. To avoid further scandal, Georgie’s shipped home to Castle... (more)

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Cecile: Gates of Gold (Girls of Many Lands)

by Mary Casanova

Royal Assassin

by Robin Hobb

Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria

by Julia P. Gelardi

The Princess Plot

by Kirsten Boie

Assassin's Quest

by Robin Hobb

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

The Da Vinci Code

by Dan Brown

Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece

by Hugo Vickers

The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej

by Paul M. Handley

The Mountbattens: The illustrious family who, through birth and marriage, from Queen Victoria and the last of the Tsars to Queen Elizabeth II, enriched Europe's royal houses

by Richard Hough, Richard Alexander Hough

Gordonstoun: Ancient Estate and Modern School

by Henry L. BRERETON

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper, Case Closed

by Patricia Cornwell

Midnight Magic

by Avi

Royal Flush (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)

by Rhys Bowen

William & Harry

by Ingrid Seward

Born to Rule

by JULIA GELARDI

Secret File of the Duke of Windsor

by MICHAEL BLOCH

Queen Elizabeth

by Penelope Mortimer

Royal Flush

by Rhys Bowen