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Reviewed on April 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 8–11—Meyer's intriguing first-person narrative is based on Victoria's diaries, begun when the monarch-to-be was 13 years of age. Told in a haughty, petulant voice, the novel highlights the princess's views on her status and her constant struggle against the agenda of her mother, the Duchess of Kent, and her mother's ever-conniving companion, Sir John Conroy. Ostensibly because she is bei...Log In or Sign Up to Read More