The Royal Diaries: Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 Read Free Books and Download eBooks
A novel in diary form in which the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II describes the privileged life her family led up until the time of World War I and the tragic events that befell them.
Lexile Measure: 860L (What's this?)
Series: The Royal Diaries
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.; First Edition, First Printing edition (September 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0439129087
ISBN-13: 978-0439129084
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (155 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #427,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #45 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > European #334 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Europe #564 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Royalty
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Gustav and Maria Eleanor, the king and queen or Sweden, always wanted a child. What they got after many miscarriages, was Kristina. Maria wailed and keened, but Gustav praised his daughter. Gustav died only 6 years later, leaving his daughter as the KING of Sweden under many regents. Maria hated her daughter (she had mental illnesses that caused her to lveo and hate her daughter on and off)and after attempts on her life, Kristina was sent to live in Stockholm at the Castle of the Three Crowns with her beloved Aunt Katarina. When we meet 11 year old Kristina Vasa, the KING of Sweden, she is sitting by her window at the Castle of the Three Crowns in Stockholm, Sweden, writing in the small book given to her by her Aunt Katarina to record her thoughts and feelings. Over the next year and a half, we watch as young Kristina matures into a young woman (although she becomes more masculine everyday)and we witness her lessons in languages, military tactics, astronomy, history, etc. and her many (MANY) troubles: her insane mother, her frequent nightmares, memories of deaths and attempts on her life, and of course the constant nagging by her tutors and regents to marry. However, Kristina does not wnat to marry for she wants to become KING, as her father intended her to be. The diary greatly describes life in the Swedish court, the fashions, the arts, and the great people of the time. This diary reveals the Kristina most people ignore: not the very masculine woman who gave up her throne to parade around Europe dressed as a man on a white stallion and for Catholicism, but the young misunderstood princess who was alone in the world and had a very difficult childhood as she prepared for her greatest role: to be crowned king of Sweden.
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