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The Queen Must Die
K. A. S. Quinn
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Description for The Queen Must Die
Paperback. A magical, thrilling, time-travelling adventure trilogy for for 9-12 year old readers. Series: Chronicles of the Tempus. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: YFC; YFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268. Series: Chronicles of the Tempus. 304 pages. A magical, thrilling, time-travelling adventure trilogy for for 9-12 year old readers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: YFC; YFH. Dimension: 159 x 199 x 21. Weight: 242.
This is the story of Katie Berger-Jones-Burg.
One minute, she's under the bed of her New York apartment... the next she's in Buckingham Palace, at the height of Queen Victoria's reign... A dangerous place to be.
The Royal Family is in mortal peril. In the secret passages of the palace, a plot is afoot. Suspicious figures huddle in the gas-lit streets of London. And Katie is not the only time-traveller in the city...
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Chronicles of the Tempus
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848870529
SKU
V9781848870529
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About K. A. S. Quinn
K. A. S. Quinn was born and raised in California and studied History and English at Vassar College. For ten years she was the publisher of the Spectator. She has written for The Times, the Telegraph, the Independent and the Wall Street Journal, as well as appearing on Any Questions, A Good Read, Famous Lives and Broadcasting House for the BBC. She lives in London and has two small boys. She still reads children's books in bed, after lights out, with a torch.
Reviews for The Queen Must Die
A magical, time-travel adventure in the mould of E Nesbit.
The Times
Exasperated by life at home and school, Katie discovers the solace of reading and writing her diary while hiding under her bed... and wakes up in Buckingham Palace in 1851. Humorous, historical, time-travelling adventure.
Guardian
Completely gripping, this rollercoaster time travel adventure takes Katie, a contemporary New York teenager, back right into the heart of Queen Victoria's reign. Landing unexpectedly in the Buckingham Palace bedroom of Alice, Queen Victoria's younger daughter, Katie is swiftly caught up in a terrifying world of dishonest courtiers plotting unspeakable acts with the help of powerful helpers with extra powers. The details of the life of the Victorian Royals are brilliantly evoked while the adventure spearheaded by three exuberant children rattles along at a cracking pace.
Lovereading4Kids.co.uk
One of the best books I have ever read.
Sophie O’Loughlin, 10 years old, Mslexia
a terrific story of a feisty Victorian girl who gets to meet the Queen... Full of detail about the times and with a mystery at the heart of it, this is a very enjoyable book,
Guardian
The Times
Exasperated by life at home and school, Katie discovers the solace of reading and writing her diary while hiding under her bed... and wakes up in Buckingham Palace in 1851. Humorous, historical, time-travelling adventure.
Guardian
Completely gripping, this rollercoaster time travel adventure takes Katie, a contemporary New York teenager, back right into the heart of Queen Victoria's reign. Landing unexpectedly in the Buckingham Palace bedroom of Alice, Queen Victoria's younger daughter, Katie is swiftly caught up in a terrifying world of dishonest courtiers plotting unspeakable acts with the help of powerful helpers with extra powers. The details of the life of the Victorian Royals are brilliantly evoked while the adventure spearheaded by three exuberant children rattles along at a cracking pace.
Lovereading4Kids.co.uk
One of the best books I have ever read.
Sophie O’Loughlin, 10 years old, Mslexia
a terrific story of a feisty Victorian girl who gets to meet the Queen... Full of detail about the times and with a mystery at the heart of it, this is a very enjoyable book,
Guardian