The Princess Diaries meets Nancy Drew in this middle grade novel
about a New York foster kid who discovers she's actually a long-lost
princess--and must solve the mystery behind a threat to the crown.
Twelve-year-old Gen Sun has bounced around New York's foster care system
ever since her parents died in a car crash ten years ago. No one seems
to know anything about her birth family, and the only link she has to
them is a baby blanket embroidered with her name.
But that's all right. Gen is savvy and self-reliant, using her keen
sense of justice and her ability to go unnoticed to solve mysteries in
her neighborhood. She's in the middle of solving one such mystery when
her life changes forever: suited strangers reveal that Gen is actually
the long-lost princess of a small, obscure country overseas.
In no time, Gen is whisked away to the kingdom of Raldonia. But becoming
a princess overnight isn't easy, and Gen's American ways and no-nonsense
demeanor don't exactly endear her to the royal court. Before long, there
are whispers that a legendary curse has been awoken by Gen's sudden
appearance.
And when plague-like events start befall the small country, Gen realizes
she'll have to crack her biggest case yet: catching the culprit out to
dethrone her. And who knows? She just might find her place in the
kingdom along the way.
Evelyn Skye brings a blend of wit and adventure to this middle grade
series that asks: what truly makes a princess? And what makes a home?
