The story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to
inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil
stepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced to
care for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's rights to the throne. Believe it
or not, it's all true.
Told in the voice of the young Mary, this novel explores the history and intrigue
of the dramatic rule of Henry VIII, his outrageous affair with and marriage to the
bewitching Anne Boleyn, and the consequences of that relationship for his
firstborn daughter. Carolyn Meyer has written a compassionate historical novel about love and loss, jealousy and fear--and a girl's struggle with forces far
beyond her control.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/01/2001
ISBN: 9780152164560
Pages: 227
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.10w x 0.70d
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/23/2001 pg. 80

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 2477 / Mary, Bloody Mary
Reading Level: 6.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 8