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The Golden Dynasty by Kristen AshleyWildest Dreams by Kristen AshleyDark Lover by J.R. WardSuddenly Royal by Nichole ChaseFantastical by Kristen Ashley
Royalty In Romance
590 books — 672 voters
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Selection by Kiera CassRed Queen by Victoria AveyardA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
YA and NA Royalty
339 books — 420 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Radium Girls by Kate MooreRejected Princesses by Jason PorathGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena FavilliHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Overlooked Women of History
946 books — 221 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieCleopatra by Stacy SchiffEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
541 books — 174 voters

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranCleopatra VII by Kristiana GregoryLily of the Nile by Stephanie DrayThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeCleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Books about Cleopatra (fiction and nonfiction)
61 books — 151 voters
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgAll-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughStuart Little by E.B. WhiteEloise by Kay Thompson
Children's Books set in New York City
567 books — 112 voters

The Goose Girl by Shannon HalePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleSpindle's End by Robin McKinleyThorn by Intisar Khanani
Princess in Disguise
94 books — 102 voters
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. MaasThe Queen of Nothing by Holly BlackRed Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Queen of the Tearling by Erika JohansenThe Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King
Queen in Title
1,114 books — 98 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClarePhoebe Unfired by Amalie JahnThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel CohnThe Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
YA books set in New York City
351 books — 90 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Swan Kingdom by Zoë MarriottThe Wild Swans by K.M. SheaSpinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
The Wild Swans/The Six Swans Retellings
49 books — 60 voters

My Lady Jane by Cynthia HandWitchfall by Victoria LambMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn MeyerBeware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn MeyerElizabeth I by Kathryn Lasky
YA & Middle Grade Tudor Fiction
129 books — 48 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryThe Children of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Tudors
194 books — 46 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettNoblesse Oblige by Uri Kurlianchik
Royal and Noble Females in Titles
712 books — 44 voters
Five kids and a King by Archie WilsonThe Squire's Tale by Gerald MorrisThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. WhiteThe Grey King by Susan CooperThe Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
Arthurian Fiction for Children
287 books — 43 voters

Red Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotThe Queen of Nothing by Holly BlackPrincess in the Spotlight by Meg CabotStars Above by Marissa Meyer
Tiaras on the Cover
183 books — 27 voters
Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowanWarped by Maurissa GuibordAt the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary HooperThe Stolen One by Suzanne CrowleyVenom by Fiona Paul
Young Adult Renaissance
98 books — 26 voters

Marie Antoinette by Kathryn LaskyThe Wardrobe Mistress by Meghan MastersonMadame Tussaud by Michelle MoranFlaunting, Extravagant Queen by Jean PlaidyBecoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey
Novels About Marie-Antoinette
12 books — 24 voters
Nefertiti by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe Secret History by Stephanie Marie ThorntonRebel Queen by Michelle Moran
Queens Outside of England
66 books — 23 voters

Medieval Gower Stories by Ann Marie ThomasThe Countess by Rebecca JohnsPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk CrossShe-Wolves by Helen CastorQueen Isabella by Alison Weir
Rejected Princesses
128 books — 22 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Maze Runner by James DashnerThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2014: From Print to the Big Screen
35 books — 21 voters

Mary, Queen of Scots by Kathryn LaskyThe Wild Queen by Carolyn MeyerSpy for the Queen of Scots by Theresa BreslinMy Contrary Mary by Cynthia HandThe Prophecy by Lily Blake
Mary, Teen of Scots
23 books — 17 voters
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. ArmentroutKingdom of the Wicked by Kerri ManiscalcoKingdom of Ash by Sarah J. MaasTwisted Kingdom by Rina KentKingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
Romance Novels with Kingdom in the Title
77 books — 16 voters

Dogfight, A Love Story by Matt BurgessNative Speaker by Chang-rae LeeA Good Fall by Ha JinThe Ecstatic by Victor LaValleGood Neighbors by Ryan David Jahn
Books Set in Queens, NY
101 books — 13 voters
Tarnish by Katherine LongshoreAnne & Henry by Dawn IusDoomed Queen Anne by Carolyn MeyerFatal Throne by Candace FlemingAnne Boleyn and Me by Alison Prince
Anne Boleyn in YA Fiction
13 books — 12 voters

Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawDaughter of the Gods by Stephanie Marie ThorntonThe Woman Who Would Be King by Kara CooneyThe Crook and Flail by Libbie HawkerChild of the Morning by Pauline Gedge
Books about Hatshepsut
18 books — 11 voters
Anastasia by Carolyn MeyerElizabeth I by Kathryn LaskyMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn MeyerPatience, Princess Catherine by Carolyn MeyerDoomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer
Young Adult Novels in Royal Courts
60 books — 9 voters

Victoria Rebels by Carolyn MeyerVictoria by Laurence YepThe Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard PeckTo Visit the Queen by Diane DuanePrisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl
Queen Victoria in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
11 books — 8 voters
West Side Story by Irving ShulmanUp the Down Staircase by Bel KaufmanExplainers by Jules FeifferGypsy Girl's Best Shoes by Anne RockwellWriting the Record by Devon Powers
New York City in the Sixties
21 books — 4 voters

Roaming by Jillian TamakiMy New York Diary by Julie DoucetThis Beautiful, Ridiculous City by Kay SohiniIsla to Island by Alexis CastellanosFun Home by Alison Bechdel
Graphic Novels Set in New York
5 books — 2 voters
Last Argument of Kings by Joe AbercrombieBest Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieGirls of Paper and Fire by Natasha NganFangirl by Rainbow RowellThree Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
TBR January 2019
9 books — 1 voter

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