School Library Journal review!! (yes, two exclamation points but I think it’s necessary)

LIBBY, Alisa M. The King’s Rose. 297p. Dutton. 2009. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47970-3. LC number unavailable.

Gr 8 Up–Beautiful Catherine Howard, 15, has attracted the attention of aging King Henry Tudor, who is becoming increasingly desperate for a son. His only son, Edward, is a sickly youngster, and Henry is worried about the succession. He has already rid himself of three wives and, now, he finds a way to dispense with his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, so he can marry Catherine. Catherine has