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GIRL WITH A CAMERA: Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer

How Margaret Bourke-White became one of the world's best-known photographers.

DIARY OF A WAITRESS: The Not-So-Glamorous Life of A Harvey Girl

Meet Kitty, Emmy, and Cordelia, among 100,000 who became Harvey Girls in the early 20th Century

ANASTASIA AND HER SISTERS

The haunting story of the four Romanov daughters, set in imperial Russia in the early part of the 20th century.

BEAUTY'S DAUGHTER: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy

Hermione leaves Sparta, sails across the sea to Troy, witnesses the Trojan War, returns after a very long time to Greece, and goes off in search of her destiny.

VICTORIA REBELS

What would this lovely young woman have to rebel against? Her strict and controlling mother, her mother's manipulative advisor, and the expectations of the English people that she remain forever sweet, innocent, and powerless.

THE WILD QUEEN: The Days and Nights of Mary, Queen of Scots

Daughter of the Scottish king, Mary leaves her homeland as a child, is sent to marry the future king of France, where life does not go according to plan. She returns to Scotland as a young woman to rule--a wild queen in a wild country.

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker

Texas in the 19th century: Comanche Indians kidnap a white child, age 9. Cynthia Ann grows up with them, learns their language and culture, marries, has three children, and then is "rescued" against her will by the Texas Rangers 25 years later.

White Lilacs

Based on actual events in a small Texas town in the 1920s, the story of Rose Lee Jefferson is set in the African American community of Freedomtown.

Jubilee Journey

The sequel to WHITE LILACS, the story of Rose Lee Jefferson, her descendants, and her African-American community, continues here.

Cleopatra Confesses

It is the first century B.C. Cleopatra, the third of the pharaoh's six children, is the one that her father has chosen to be the next queen of Egypt. But when King Ptolemy is forced into exile, Cleopatra is left alone to fend for herself in a palace rife with intrigue and murder.

The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette

Now here was a girl with a terrible reputation. Everyone believes she once said, when told the French people were starving, "Then let them eat cake!" But she never said that. Here is the REAL story of the French queen, beginning with her childhood in Vienna and following her to Paris, her marriage to a man who preferred food to almost everything else, her love for....well, read it and see. And follow her all the way to her most unhappy end.

This is the latest in the YOUNG ROYALS series.

HOTLINE - A series of contemporary YA novels, available exclusively as e-books.

BECAUSE OF LISSA - Hotline #1
Lissa's death comes as a brutal shock to her friends, but brainy Jenny, playboy Kurt, warm-hearted Angie, and outsider Lan form a crisis hotline at their high school to honor her memory and to help others. When Monica calls, they face their first major crisis.

THE PROBLEM WITH SIDNEY - Hotline #2
Getting too involved with a caller threatens the very existence of the hotline, but a girl who calls herself Sidney plays it for all it's worth.

GILLIAN'S CHOICE - Hotline #3
Angie knows all about tough choices. Maybe that's why she thinks she can help Gillian.

THE TWO FACES OF ADAM - Hotline #4
Lan has no doubts about where he stands on drugs. But what about his friend Adam?

Loving Will Shakespeare

Anne Hathaway is a feisty young woman who hates her life. So why wouldn't she fall for a charming fellow seven years younger?

Marie, Dancing

One of three sisters who were dancers in the Paris Opera ballet in the 19th century, Marie became the model for artist Edgar Degas's famous and controversial sculpture, "Little Dancer, Age Fourteen"

The True Adventures of Charley Darwin

Charley Darwin didn’t know what he wanted to be when he grew up. He hated sitting in a classroom -- and loved being outside collecting birds’ eggs, rocks, and insects. It seemed he might never make anything of himself, but at the age of 22, he set off on a trip around the world on HMS Beagle and changed scientific thought forever.

In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story

This is the story of Nannerl, "the other Mozart,"a passionate musician who never stopped dreaming. While her bratty brother tours the world and forges ahead into a celebrated musical career, Nannerl is left behind; her only comfort is her music. But is that enough?

Anastasia, Isabel, and Kristina: The Royal Diaries

ANASTASIA: THE LAST GRAND DUCHESS
ISABEL: JEWEL OF CASTILLA
KRISTINA: THE GIRL KING OF SWEDEN

Three "diaries" of three exceptional young women

Here are five more books in the YOUNG ROYALS series...
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Patience, Princess Catherine

The story of Catherine of Aragon, who journeyed from Spain to England as the bride of Prince Arthur, only to be widowed soon after her wedding. After many difficult years, she became the wife of Arthur's brother, Henry VIII. But her troubles were far from over.

Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici

The story of the Italian girl who survived an orphaned childhood shut up in a convent and became Queen of France.

Review: "With meticulous historical detail, sensitive characterizations, and Catherine's strong narration, Meyer's memorable story of a fascinating young woman who relies on her intelligence, rather than her beauty, will hit home witih many teens."

Mary, Bloody Mary

Mary Tudor, daughter of King Henry VIII of England, was a beautiful young princess accustomed to every luxury until her father divorced her mother to marry Anne Boleyn [see Doomed Queen Anne below] and banished Mary to a humiliating life.

Review: "Accurately captures the glitter and grandeur as well as the brutality of this fascinating period in history."

Check out this student-made trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTiCNdmHGYU

Named one of the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults by the ALA.
2002 Young Readers' Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Librarians Association

Doomed Queen Anne


This is the true story of the girl everyone loved to hate--the girl who won the heart of England's most powerful man, King Henry VIII, and risked everything to become queen.

Review: "Masterful characterizations and descriptions of England at the time."

Beware, Princess Elizabeth

Princess Elizabeth's father, King Henry VIII, is dead. Now at the mercy of those in power, Elizabeth is imprisoned by her own sister, Mary; betrayed by the man who has captured her heart; and forced to practice a religion that defies her deepest beliefs. But through it all, the fair-haired princess is determined to stay alive, and to do whatever is necessary to one day rule her beloved England.

Review: "Gripping historical drama....an entertaining tale of intrigue, self-discovery, and royal wrangling....

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