The plot to kill a queen, a royal spy story in three acts, also including the Princess saves the cakes, a one act play to perform with a company of friends, Deborah Hopkinson
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The plot to kill a queen, a royal spy story in three acts, also including the Princess saves the cakes, a one act play to perform with a company of friends, Deborah Hopkinson
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages 8-12, Scholastic PressGrades 4-6, Scholastic Press
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The plot to kill a queen
Oclc number
1359047982
Responsibility statement
Deborah Hopkinson
Sub title
a royal spy story in three acts, also including the Princess saves the cakes, a one act play to perform with a company of friends
Summary
In 1582 thirteen-year-old Emilia Bassano is a lute player and aspiring playwright who stumbles on a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth, and is recruited by Sir Francis Walsingham to go to the castle where Mary Queen of Scots is being held and discover who is responsible for the plot
Table Of Contents
Plot to kill a queen -- Princess saves the cakes
Target audience
pre adolescent
Creator
Subject
- Spies -- Fiction
- Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1532-1590 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 -- Fiction
- Conspiracies -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction
- Lutenists -- Fiction
- Spy stories
- I, Elizabeth, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Fiction
- Assassination -- Fiction
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- Classification2
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject10
- Spies -- Fiction
- Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1532-1590 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 -- Fiction
- Conspiracies -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction
- Lutenists -- Fiction
- Spy stories
- I, Elizabeth, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Fiction
- Assassination -- Fiction
- Content1
- Author1
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