Carolyn Meyer

After the death of her father, King Henry VIII, in 1547, thirteen-year-old Elizabeth must endure the political intrigues and dangers of the reigns of her half-brother Edward and her half-sister Mary before finally becoming Queen of England eleven years later.

In 1501 fifteen-year-old Catharine of Aragon arrives in England to marry Arthur, the eldest son of King Henry VII, but soon finds her expectations of a happy settled life radically changed when Arthur unexpectedly dies and her future becomes the subject of a bitter dispute between the kingdoms of England and Spain.

When renowned beauty Helen runs off to Troy with Prince Paris, her enraged husband, King Menelaus, starts the Trojan War, leaving their plain daughter, Hermione, alone to witness the deaths of heroes on both sides and longing to find her own love and place in the world. Includes historical notes.

Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer's ANASTASIA is back in print with a gorgeous new package! Anastasia is the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia. Anastasia is used to a life of luxury; her major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice-skating, or have picnics. She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother, the princess, tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters...

Miss Patch instructs the beginning seamstress in the elementary steps of sewing, and gives her progressively more difficult projects--from pillows to doll clothes--to increase her skill.

In Stratford-upon-Avon in the sixteenth century, Anne Hathaway suffers her stepmother's cruelty and yearns for love and escape, finally finding it in the arms of a boy she has grown up with, William Shakespeare.

This story of three generations of independent-minded women will resonate with mothers and daughters of all ages.

The dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last queen of France from the New York Times bestselling author of Duchessina.

From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman can't help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and

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This is a different sort of dog book! This book is a non-fiction travelogue, which reads like a novel written straight from the heart detailing the first 4 trips of 2 beloved shelter dogs. They are mixed breeds like 75% of the dogs found at animal shelters. The focus is primarily on these spayed females-their personalities, quirks, and habits. As the reader gets to know them, it's easy to become fond and relate to them as you do your own dogs. Getting...