Marie Antoinette

by Kathryn Lasky

Published 5 April 2010
Young Marie Antoinette has a recurring nightmare, in which the broken
head of her porcelain doll is her own. Marie Antoinette doesn't
know her fate, but she knows her destiny to one day be the Queen
of France. But all the preparation in the world cannot equip
her for the adventure she is about to embark upon.

Daughter of a fallen queen, young Princess Elizabeth lives a complicated and dangerous life. She fears her father's famous temper but loves him dearly - she would trade all her jewels just to be noticed by him! As the royal family moves palaces, court intrigue swirls around the young princess, under the threat of a French invasion...

At just 11 years old, the young princess Mary is sent from her native Scotland to live in the court of her future father-in-law, King Henry-II of France. She spends her time attending balls, hunting and hawking, learning Latin and fractions and music, and playing with her future husband, Francis. But all the while Mary is quite.