For fans of the Royal Diaries series and of Gail Carson Levine, here
is the second adventure in a middle grade time travel series from
Newbery Honor-winning Kathryn Lasky!
In book 2, newly orphaned Rose finds herself time-traveling between
present day and the court of the two most memorable English princesses
in history.
When Princess Mary ascends the throne in sixteenth-century England, Rose
is forced to leave Princess Elizabeth and serve Mary. Mary's coronation
is coming, and Rose will be put to work making elaborate gowns. But the
religiously devout queen's next plan is to begin her attack on
Protestants--burning them at the stake!
Rose's dad, master spy and goldsmith for the court, urges Rose to escape
to her home century, present day Indiana, where Rose befriends a young
immigrant named Marisol. Rose must protect Marisol from both middle
school mean girls and the threat of US Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
Relishing her newfound family, Rose is determined to rescue her father
and best friend Franny from the dangers of Queen Mary's reign. Is she
willing to risk everything to save the people closest to her?