Kristina: The Girl King, Sweden, 1638

Kristina: The Girl King, Sweden, 1638
The Royal Diaries Series Book #14 of 20 in publication order (switch to alphabetical order)
Author: Carolyn Meyer

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Published on May 1, 2003
Age Group: 8 - 13 years
Reading Level:	AR: 6.6 (4.0 Points, Quiz #71258) GLE: 5.9 Lexile^® measure: 930L

Summary:
A novel in diary form about Kristina, the young queen of Sweden.

Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
I never did go to bed at all last night. Who wants to sleep when the sun scarcely sets and the sky is bright?

Publisher Description:
Upon discovering that their newborn infant was, in fact, female and not male as first thought, Queen Marie Eleonore wailed inconsolably and King Gustavus Adolphus declared, nevertheless, that the child be raised as a prince. At age six, upon the death of her father, the child Kristina, was proclaimed King of Sweden, with regents assigned to council until she assumes the throne at age eighteen. And indeed, her life followed her father's plan. We meet Kristina when she's almost twelve years old and eschewing feminine practices but reveling in the study of military tactics, ...

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170 pages. List price $10.95
ISBN-10: 0439249767
ISBN-13: 9780439249768
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