{"product_id":"waiting-for-the-queen-joanna-higgins-9781571317001","title":"Waiting for the Queen: A Novel of Early America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen-year-old Eugenie de La Roque escapes the French Revolution with little more than her precious dog and the clothes on her back. Along with her family, she sails to America, hoping to find glorious French Azilum amid the wilderness of Pennsylvania. But when they arrive, they discover that the village awaiting them is nothing like the festive balls or carefully manicured gardens they've left behind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Kimbrell is a young Quaker who has been chosen to help prepare the settlement for the arrival of the aristocrats. But in truth she wants nothing more than to be home with her mother and baby brother. Her homesickness is only deepened by the demands of the newly arrived French nobles, who are dismayed to find that simple log cabins are their only protection against the coming winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wild place away from home and the memories they hold dear, Eugenie and Hannah find more in common than they first realize. A story of friendship against all odds, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for the Queen\u003c\/em\u003e is a loving portrait of the values of early America, and a reminder that true nobility is more than a royal title. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Higgins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571317007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571317001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e161201 \/ Waiting for the Queen: A Novel of Early America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013 - Recommended - Readable\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 80 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Joanna Higgins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44860449456383,"sku":"9781571317001","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf550b66-690c-45cb-b6fa-8c7181c3a824.jpg?v=1709136107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/waiting-for-the-queen-joanna-higgins-9781571317001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}