If you have read any of her books, you will know she has mastered writing historical fiction for young adults. Heck she has published 21 books just since 2000 – quite an accomplishment. Her books garner great praise for the strength of their characters and dialog.
If you visit her website and scroll down her list of books, I think you will agree that Ann is a prolific writer. Ann is a noted author of 45 Young Adult books Her first book was published in 1979. Ann Rinaldi has agreed to critiquing the first 50 pages of one of our conference attendees to help raise money for our Scholarship Fund. Review: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow - Jessica Day G.I have very exciting news.Review: The Ever-After Bird - Ann Rinaldi.Review: The Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan.Review: Cassandra's Sister - Veronica Bennett.Review: Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone - Dene Low.Review: Carnival of Secrets - Melissa Marr.Review: The Dark Unwinding - Sharon Cameron.Recommended Audience: Historical fiction fans, Rinaldi fans, girl-read, fourteen and up. It was enjoyable not at all disappointing. She gives Elizabeth a convincing narrative voice, as she does with all of her protagonists.Ĭontent: The Author handles Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour's very short affair without undue detail, though the purpose behind their morning game was made clear without being graphic.Ĭonclusion: This was a very pleasant historical-fictional summary of Elizabeth's early life before she became queen. But I had a very difficult time sympathizing with Elizabeth on this matter.īelievability: As with all of her books, The Redheaded Princess is very well researched, and I have nothing to complain about. I don't think it was supposed to be romantic, and I'm not saying the Author should have left it out. What I Disliked: The relationship between Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour was just creepy. And Elizabeth had to have been clever in order to literally keep her head through the turmoils of her time - and to be able to dodge marriage proposals and her own sister. A young girl who learned the meaning of treachery very early on, and a young girl who was very clever.
She paints a very interesting and entirely believable picture of a young Elizabeth: mature for her age, but flawed, and regal.
I think that it must be harder to do so with famous historical figures - such as Queen Elizabeth I. What I Liked: Rinaldi has always been good at breathing new life into historical figures. Cover Blurb: I don't mind the person on the cover of this book because it's a side profile, she's not staring at me, and it's done in the style of a portrait.
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