The Royal Diaries - Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine; Mary Queen of Scots; Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles

The Royal Diaries

by Kristiana Gregory, Kathryn Lasky

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical

About the author

Kristiana Gregory grew up in Manhattan Beach, California, two blocks from the ocean. She's always loved to make up stories [ask her family!], telling her younger siblings whoppers that would leave them wide-eyed and shivering. Her first rejection letter at age ten was for a poem she wrote in class when she was supposed to be doing a math assignment. She's had a myriad of odd jobs: telephone operator, lifeguard, camp counselor, reporter, book reviewer & columnist for the LA Times, and finally author.

Her award-winning books include STALKED, which earned the 2012 Gold Medal for Young Adult Mystery from Literary Classics and is hailed as "historical fiction with a thrilling twist." KIRKUS calls it "an atmospheric confection that will thrill YA readers ... Gregory achieves a realistic, rich atmosphere with insightful details about the immigration process and New York tenements in the early 1900s." Now available on Kindle and in paperback.

JENNY OF THE TETONS [Harcourt] won the Golden Kite Award in 1989 and was the first of two-dozen historical novels for middle grade readers. Several of Kristiana's titles are now available on Kindle including "Curiously Odd Stories: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2" with the celebrated 'Paper Monument', a futuristic book-banning with horrific consequences.

BRONTE'S BOOK CLUB [Holiday House] is set in a town by the sea and is inspired by the girls' book club Kristiana led for several years.

Her most recent title with Scholastic's Dear America series is CANNONS AT DAWN, a sequel to the best-selling THE WINTER OF RED SNOW, which was made into a movie for the HBO Family Channel.

New re-releases in ebooks and paperback on Amazon:
**PRAIRIE RIVER SERIES #1-4
**ORPHAN RUNAWAYS: THE PERILOUS ESCAPE TO BODIE
**CABIN CREEK MYSTERIES #7: THE PHANTOM OF HIDDEN HORSE RANCH
**THE WAITING LIGHT: CLEMENTINE'S STORY -- originally titled "My Darlin' Clementine" [Holiday House] this riveting historical mystery takes place in an Idaho mining camp of 1866, and was Idaho's representative for the 2010 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Library of Congress.

Kristiana and her husband have two adult sons, and live in Idaho with their two golden retrievers. In her spare time she loves to swim, walk, hike, read, and hang out with friends. She's trying to learn to knit, but isn't yet having much success.

Check out Kristiana's blogs at http://notesfromthesunroom.blogspot.com/ for behind-the-scenes stories about her books, and with photos from her childhood.

Reviews

[Regan Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty much the defining book collection of my childhood that shaped my entire life.

[Evelyn Montez · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very nice book indeed .i have read other books in this series .it was very historical and i loved the book .It was very informative and i loved it that way . it made me want it to be longer . i would of loved it more if it was longer . i wouldnt recomend this book to everyone only who are patient and can sit and read a good book.

[Ioana Voicu · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's an interesting story behind Marie Antoinette's life, as she actually started taking it seriously when she was very young. These were the times, that's how they were supposed to live. But it seems very weird from our point of view, which makes the reading pleasant and fruity.

[Clara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was rather annoyed because I only read Mary Queen of Scott's, but it only showed all of these books so oh well. Umm this book was really good. It educated me about a historical figure that I hadn't heard much of and it's really nice to hear how they might have sounded when they were but children. It was very good.

[Jude · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book series was my childhood and Eleanor was my favorite! It's been many years since I've read it but it will always hold a special place in my heart, this series is what sparked my love for history.

[Adriana Bosma · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting story

[Tracee Cosme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This was interesting and so glad to learn about her!

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books

[Marriah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed learning about someone I knew nothing about. I also enjoyed the additional information at the back of the book.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eleanor becomes the Queen of France at 15 after her father in-law passes away.

[Saranya ⋆☕︎ ˖ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice!

[Daiki Yamaguchi · Rating 3 out of 5]

1.Mia 2.Princess 3.New York 4.Grandmother 5.News 6.Date 7.Apartment

Q1.If you were a prince or princess, how would you spend your life?

Q2.Would you like to have a date with a princess or prince?

[Daphne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series. Loved reading them. They are a very good sorce of information for those wanting to learn about famous queens and their life style.

[Hailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved the book in real life people said she was an evil person but in the book it makes you like her