Girl in a Cage
by Jane Yolen, Robert Harris
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Read in January, 2005
Marjorie Bruce is the only daughter and sole heir of King Robert de Brus of Scotland. Which means she is a highly sought target of King Edward I of England, also known as "Longshanks," or as he refers to himself, "Hammer of the Scots." In 1306 Marjorie is still a child, only eleven years old, when her father is crowned king of Scotland, and so begins her life on the run from Edward Longshanks. Only a mere eight months after the coronation, Marjorie is captured and taken to La...more
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At first glance this book looked stupid, but I decided to give it a try. The first few chapters were confusing, because it kept going from present to past but a couple chapters in to it I got it. The story's about a girl named Majore who is the daughter of Bruce the Earl. He becomes Bruce the King of Scotland and is a challenge to the King of England who claims to be the King of Scotland. Well Majore, who is now a princess, ends up captured and is put on display in a cage. What unravels after th...more
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As a general rules, I dislike historical fiction. Most of it just seems bland and self-important to me, but I have lost count as to how many times I have read this book. I bought it 5 years ago at a school book sale and I have refused to pass it down to my little sisters' bookshelves. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for some good historical fiction.
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So good I sat up half the night reading it. If you love this era of history (it is my favorite), this book has a great plot that other fiction books of the time don't cover. I loved the tug of war between the princess and the man holding her in the cage. How inspriring that she wouldn't sell out for anything. Great show of character.
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Read in February, 2008
This is an historical fiction for young readers. I have a high interest in European history, so it's quite engaging. At the end of the book, the author provides a section of historical accounts that tell "the rest of the story" not included in the novel. It's a good read for young readers.
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Read in February, 2008
this is a very interesting Historical fiction novel that gives a great telling of the war between the King of England and the King of Scottland during the 1300's, and what happens to the 11 year old princess of Scottland who is taken captive by the King of England.
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There was a lot of courage in this book, but it was not particularly happy. I still liked it though. It was pretty intriguing. What people will do in war......
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An interesting, informative historical fiction book dealing with Scotland/England 1306...all based on historical records - at the book, there is a section that discusses the factual information that was included in the story.
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Read in January, 1980
stupidest book ever...i swear. pointless. so far at least. it sucks. makes no sense watsoever. ew. so wat? the girl's in a cage. boo hoo. wow...i'm so cruel, mean, and evil. bwahahahaha. aha. ha. okay im tired.
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Read in March, 2008
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This was an interesting book. A scotish girl, put in a cage because her father waging war on england. The girl is also the princess of scotland as well. This is based on a true story as well.
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Read in January, 2004
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found it in the library - Trina Schart Hyman illustrations pique
I think this was my first Jane Yolen book. It was an interesting take on this bit of history from the daughter's perspective - and good incentive to go find out what really happened.
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Read in February, 2008
I actully diddnt really like this book. I found it boring and i couldnt read it for more than 20 min. If youve read it please tell me what you think or read it and agree with me.
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AWESOME BOOK. It looks kinda freaky on the cover but it is a really cool book. Some parts are kinda intense tho.
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tells about the princess of the scotts when england was trying to take over scotland... really good!!! no joke!
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Read in January, 2003
Historical novel about the imprisonment of Margaret of Scotland, a follower of Robert the Bruce.
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I liked this book. It was a classic tale of the damsel in distress with a little twist.
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This isn't the BEST book, but it teaches you a lot and parts of it are very good.
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I loved this book. It was such a great story. She was such a strong person
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Read in October, 2005
this book was sad but i liked it...
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