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Prisoners in the Palace
How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel
By MacColl, Michaela
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on December 1, 2010
Gr 7 Up—Through the eyes of her maid, readers get to know Princess Victoria during the year before she becomes queen. Down on her luck when the deaths of her parents leave her penniless and debt ridden, Liza finds employment at Kensington Palace. She quickly learns that Victoria is a virtual prisoner of her scheming mother and her mother's lover, who seek to control the future queen thro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Fascinating research about the press, social classes, and royal politics in the years before Victoria took the throne undergirds this tale about the isolat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on December 1, 2010
A fast-paced book filled with romance and intrigue and populated with convincing characters, from servants to royals to street people. By using Liza—a maid—as the narrator, Michaela MacColl h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
