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Gr 9 Up—Growing up in an unidentified Middle Eastern country, Laila had no reason to question her parents' narrative-her father was king, and her privileged life was one afforded by birthright. That changes, however, when her father is killed in a coup, and she, her younger brother, and their mother flee the family's palace compound with aid from the U.S. government. Now in a suburb of Washington, DC, the 15-year-old is exposed for the f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After her father, the king of an unnamed Middle Eastern country, is assassinated in a coup, fifteen-year-old Laila, her mother, and her younger brother find themselves living in a tiny apartment in a D.C. suburb. They've been escorted there by the CIA officer who rescued them from certain death in exchange for Laila's mother's cooperation. So far, though, the former queen has been less than helpful, and Laila soon suspects that her mother, determined to return home, is in cahoots with her brother-in-law, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After her father, the king of an unnamed Middle Eastern country, is assassinated, Laila, her mother, and brother find themselves livi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More