Queen of the Sea (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536204988)

Cult graphic novelist Dylan Meconis offers a rich reimagining of history in this beautifully detailed hybrid novel loosely based on the exile of Queen Elizabeth I by her sister, Queen Mary.

When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But the island is also home to Margaret, a mysterious young orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island's sinister true purpose as well as the truth of her own past. When Eleanor's life is threatened, Margaret is faced with a perilous choice between helping Eleanor and protecting herself. In a hybrid novel of fictionalized history, Dylan Meconis paints Margaret's world in soft greens, grays, and reds, transporting readers to a quiet, windswept island at the heart of a treasonous royal plot.

Author: Dylan Meconis
ISBN-10: 1536204986
ISBN-13: 9781536204988
Publisher: Walker Books Us
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2019
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.00w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 503806 / Queen of the Sea


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/25/2019
School Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 81
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2019
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 97
Booklist 05/15/2019 pg. 41
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 94
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average