Nine Days a Queen
The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 31, 2006
I had freckles.
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- Who it’s for
- An evocative imagining of a teenage queen’s brief reign, amid English pageantry, privilege, and cruelty.
- Themes
- English royalty, Royal privilege and cruelty, A teenage girl in turbulent times
- Genres
- Royalty & Princes, Historical Europe, Renaissance Stories
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I had freckles. I had sandy hair. I was too short. Would my feet even touch the ground if I sat on the throne? These are the words of lady Jane Grey, as imagined by celebrated author Ann Rinaldi. Jane would become Queen of England for only nine days before being beheaded at the age of sixteen. Here is a breathtaking story of English royalty with its pageantry, privilege, and surprising cruelty.
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As she did in her previous novel Mutiny's Daughter, Ms. Rinaldi uses powerful, evocative writing to bring to life a teenage girl caught in the grip of stirring times. Ages 12+
A Crown, Briefly
An evocative imagining of a teenage queen’s brief reign, amid English pageantry, privilege, and cruelty.
Come here for
- Royal ceremony alongside its less polished realities
- A teenage girl’s perspective on England’s stirring times
Expect
- Evocative historical storytelling
- A stark reminder of how brief Jane Grey’s reign was
Where it sits
| Renaissance Stories | 73% |
|---|---|
| Historical Europe | 49% |
| Royalty & Princes | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- European Biographies
- Boys & Men
- Girls & Young Women
- Historical Europe
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- Renaissance Stories
- Funny Stories
- Royalty & Princes
- Short Stories
- Authors
- Ann Rinaldi
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 31, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- English royalty · Royal privilege and cruelty · A teenage girl in turbulent times
- Reading lane
- European Biographies