![]() ![]() ![]() Rinaldi's writing style is accessible, and the integration of background material is smooth. She has a lifelong affection for Robin Dudley and, though she knows it's inappropriate, she is easily flattered by the attention of Sir Thomas Seymour. Her emotional life is believably depicted as well. ![]() The author credits Elizabeth's survival to her intelligence and supportive advisers and effectively represents her burgeoning understanding of how to play the games necessary to stay alive. Raised in a time marked by political intrigue and power struggles, Elizabeth is taught to trust no one and lives in a constant state of instability, knowing that her existence is at the whim of whomever is in power. Told in her voice, the story follows her from when she was nine until the death of her half sister, Queen Mary, and her ascension to the throne. Gr 5-8-This novel explores the life of one of history's most intriguing figures, Queen Elizabeth I of England. Kings, queens, rulers, etc - Juvenile fiction.Great Britain - History - Elizabeth, 1558-1603 - Juvenile fiction.Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 - Childhood and youth - Juvenile fiction.In 1542, nine-year-old Lady Elizabeth lives on an estate near London, striving to get back into the good graces of her father, King Henry VIII, and as the years pass she faces his death and those of other close relatives until she finds herself next in line to ascend the throne of England in 1558. ![]()
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