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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorIsabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466
Carolyn Meyer · 204 pages
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla is a fictional diary of Isabella the first who reigned Castile (now Spain) in the 15th century. Isabel is the daughter of Juan II of Castilla and Isabel I of Portugal. Her father dies and her mother goes into a deep state of depression. Isabel’s brothers Enrique and Alfonso divide the kingdom, each proclaiming that they are the rightful king. They vie for control over Isa
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.
Kristiana Gregory
Elisabeth: The Princess Bride, Austria - Hungary, 1853
Barry Denenberg · 151 pages
The diary of Princess Elisabeth, written in 1853-1854, describing her engagement and marriage to her cousin Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria. Includes historical notes concerning her life as Empress.
Princess in Disguise
E.D. Baker · 232 pages
With the help of family and friends, Annie and Liam's wedding day looks as if it's going to be perfect until everything starts to go wrong. Liam's father doesn't show up, nor do the magic-wielding guests. Members of the wedding party come down with strange afflictions, Annie's gown is ruined, a storm floods the castle grounds, and an unknown king lays seige to the castle. Queen Karolina decides th
Lady of Palenque : Flower of Bacal, Mesoamerica, A.D. 749
Anna Kirwan · 204 pages
In 749, the Maya princess Green Jay, of the Kingdom of Bacal, writes in her diary about her arduous journey to Xukpip to meet King Fire Keeper, her future husband.
Kristy's Big Day
Ann M. Martin · 153 pages
When her mother gets married, Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club have their hands full taking care of fourteen children at the wedding.
The FitzOsbornes in Exile
Michelle Cooper · 460 pages
In January 1937, as Sophia FitzOsborne continues to record in her journal, the members of Montmaray's royal family are living in luxurious exile in England but, even as they participate in the social whirl of London parties and balls, they remain determined to free their island home from the occupying Germans despite growing rumors of a coming war that might doom their country forever.
Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country
Kathryn Lasky · 202 pages
Mary, the young Scottish queen, is sent a diary from her mother in which she records her experiences living at the court of France's King Henry II as she awaits her marriage to Henry's son, Francis.
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595
Patricia C. McKissack · 136 pages
The Princess Diaries
Meg Cabot, megu kiyabotsuto · 301 pages
Kaiulani: The People's Princess, Hawaii, 1889
Ellen Emerson White · 238 pages
Follows the life of Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn from 1889 to 1893 as she studies to be a better princess, even as Hawaii's monarchy, and her throne, are being undermined by American businessmen.
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
Heather Fawcett · 368 pages
Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Lisa Yee · 248 pages
Who would have thought being smart could be so hard (and funny)? Millicent Min is having a bad summer. Her fellow high school students hate her for setting the curve. Her fellow 11-year-olds hate her for going to high school. And her mother has arranged for her to tutor Stanford Wong, the poster boy for Chinese geekdom. But then Millie meets Emily. Emily doesn't know Millicent's IQ score. She a
The Dirt Diary
Anna Staniszewski · 250 pages
After her parents' divorce, eighth-grader Rachel Lee joins her mother's new housecleaning business, which has her scrubbing bathrooms in her more popular classmates' homes and learning useful secrets.
The Story of Tracy Beaker
Jacqueline Wilson · 133 pages
'I'm Tracy Beaker. This is a book all about me. I'd read it if I were you. It's the most incredible dynamic heart-rending story. Honest.' Tracy is ten years old. She lives in a Children's Home but would like a real home one day, with a real family. Meet Tracy, follow her story and share her hopes for the future in this beautifully observed, touching and often very funny tale, all told in Tracy'
The Cupid Chronicles
Coleen Murtagh Paratore · 215 pages
School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters
Rachel Vail · 245 pages
Raney
Clyde Edgerton · 240 pages
"Clyde Edgerton's Raney is the comic love story of a marriage between Raney, a small-town Southern Baptist, and Charles, a librarian with liberal leanings from Atlanta, united by their shared enthusiasm for country music. The novel both interrogates and honors the faiths and foibles of its subjects as the relationship is tested through trials and revelations. Despite the couple's differences, thei
Hate That Cat
Sharon Creech · 164 pages
Jack is back at school and thankfully Miss Stretchberry is his teacher again. Jack likes her! But he disagrees with her about one thing ... CATS. Jack hates cats. Or at least he does until he gets to know some kittens and reads some poetry about cats.
Sammy Keyes and the Wedding Crasher
Wendelin Van Draanen
When her history teacher begins receiving death threats and her own name is near the top of the suspect list, eighth-grader Sammy is determined to find the real perpetrator, but she is distracted by her mother's relationship problems, her almost-boyfriend inexplicably avoiding her, and her duties as a reluctant bridesmaid.