Can a common girl save a prince trapped in the Tower of London?
April. England. 1483. The king is dead. Long live the king.
Nell Gould is the daughter of the royal butcher, a commoner, but she has
been raised as the playmate of King Edward and Queen Elizabeth's royal
children: Princess Cecily, Princess Bess, Prince Dickon, and Prince Ned,
heir apparent and Nell's best and closest friend. They think alike, her
and Ned, preferring books and jousts to finery and gossip and the
sparkle of the court. But when King Edward dies, Prince Ned is
imprisoned in the Tower of London by his scheming uncle, the evil
Richard III--and Nell with him. Can they escape? Is Nell the key?
Based on the real royal scandal of the Princes in the Tower, Daughter
of the White Rose covers a shocking episode in medieval history that
has captured the imagination for 530 years. A story of murder, betrayal,
resilience, and growing up, this girl-led medieval middle-grade novel
will make a perfect companion to Catherine, Called Birdy and The Mad
Wolf's Daughter.
A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!