Rinaldi, A. (2008). The Redheaded Princess: A Novel (p. 224). HarperCollins. ISBN : 0060733748
$15.99 hardcover
Reader's Annotation: Elizabeth navigates the complex and dangerous courts of Tudor England, struggling to survive and longing to be the Queen of England.
Summary: As the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth has grown up in the midst of the drama of Tudor England. She longs to be the Queen, but doubts she will ever get her chance. She has been in and out of the line of succession for the throne, and in and out of favor with various reigning monarchs. She needs all of her wits, and advice from good friends to not only stay alive, but to have her chance to be the Queen of England.
Genre: historical fiction, royalty
Series :not part of a series
Evaluation: This is a great story, fairly historically accurate, as best I could tell, if occasionally vague in detail. The characters and tone of the story will keep a tween reader engaged. There were a few pages of description of the relationship between Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour, where he was tickling or spanking her, that would make me a little nervous about handing this book to a young tween. I would probably mention it to a parent if they were with the tween.
Why it belongs in a Tween Collection: Historical novels can help tweens wrap their heads around their history assignments, and the royalty element will definitely capture some readers interest.
Readalikes :
- Beware, Princess Elizabeth : A Young Royals Book by Carolyn Meyer
- Queen's Own Fool by Jane Yolen
Reviews:
Courtesy of Teens Read Too, March 18, 2008
In Rinaldi's spectacular new book for young adults, she's moved beyond American history to British, and the tale of a young redheaded girl who yearned to be queen.Despised by her father and sister, shoved aside by the nation's leaders, and motherless, young Elizabeth I grows up at her country estate where she learns from a young age the dangers of crossing paths with monarchs. She realizes that even though her sister and her brother stand between her and the Crown, she will one day be queen.
THE REDHEADED PRINCESS is her sharp, fast-paced, and beautifully wrought story of how that came to be.
Wonderfully detailed and breathtakingly accurate, this is perhaps the most engaging book that tells of Elizabeth's plights and triumphs.
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