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The Plot to Kill a Queen

The Plot to Kill a Queen

The Plot to Kill a Queen
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The Plot to Kill a Queen Hardback - 2023

by Deborah Hopkinson

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Scholastic Press, 2023. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The Plot to Kill a Queen
  • Author Deborah Hopkinson
  • Binding Hardback
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scholastic Press
  • Publication date 2023
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G1338660586I4N00
  • ISBN 9781338660586 / 1338660586
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.35 x 5.59 x 0.94 in (21.21 x 14.20 x 2.39 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Assassination
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2023000509
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

Publishers Weekly calls this utterly charming, deftly crafted mystery about an intrepid young girl's quest to foil a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I "worthy of a standing ovation".

Emilia Bassano is a girl who relishes the music of words. Although she plays the lute and writes poetry, Emilia nurtures a dream: to hear her words come alive on stage. Emilia wants to write soliloquies for heroes and kings and queens of old, fashion fierce villains to make audiences howl, and try her hand at comedy and romance. Most of all, she wants to create unforgettable women characters.

On one of her trips to the theater, an unfortunate series of events leaves her penniless, with no way of watching the show. That is until a boy by the name of Will Shakespeare helps her sneak in to see the play. They realize they're both aspiring playwrights and Emilia convinces Will to join her in her efforts to win a playwriting competition at the palace of Queen Elizabeth I.

However, when Emilia accidentally uncovers a plot to kill the queen, she is given the job of traveling to the castle where Mary Queen of Scots is being held captive, to discover who is responsible for the plan to murder Queen Elizabeth--and to thwart it! Can Emilia and her friends stop the plans of a disguised murderer on the loose?

This delightful mystery is a marvel of incisive wit and extraordinary craft from the beloved, award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson.

* "Breaking down elements of drama and spycraft, this carefully researched, jam-packed read offers insight into layers of historical power and influence while humorously rendering asides on feminism and social issues of the period. It's a bustling theatrical romp worthy of a standing ovation." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2023, Page 89
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2023, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/04/2023, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 10/13/2023, Page 1

About the author

Deborah Hopkinson is the highly acclaimed author of thrilling, accessible, and compelling works of fiction and nonfiction for every reader. She has written over forty award-winning books, including World War II Close Up: They Saved the Stallions and They Battled in Blizzards; Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist and Sibert Honor Book; D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History; We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport, which was a Kids' Book Choice Award Nominee and a Sydney Taylor Notable Book; NCTE/Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, We Must Not Forget; Race Against Death, which School Library Journal called "impactful" in a starred review; and her series for Grades 2-5, The Deadliest, which are action-packed, photo-filled nonfiction titles about disasters throughout history, and the rollicking novel The Plot to Kill a Queen. Deborah lives outside Portland, Oregon.

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