Mary's Holiday Story
Daughter of Henry VII
The feast of the Twelfth Night is tonight and Mary is finally old enough to attend! But Thomas, the stable boy, who is to play the Lord of Misrule and lead the festivities is nowhere to be found. Without him, the Twelfth Night feast will have to be canceled. Can Mary find him in time to save Twelfth Night?
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Mary’s Holiday Story is part two of the Medieval Maidens series following Mary Tudor, younger sister to Henry VIII of England. The series was created to teach young readers about Renaissance history. Appropriate for readers ages 7 and older.
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Winner of Creative Child Magazine's 2011 “Book of the Year” award in the educational and history books category.
Reviews
“I found [the books] very accessible and full of lovely details, just the sort of thing to interest children. They strike a good balance between setting the historical context and having a readable narrative with engaging characters… ”
-- Amy Licence, author of Tudor Roses: From Margaret Beaufort to Elizabeth I
“I hope other kids will like Mary’s Holiday Story just as much as I did.”
-- Madeline McElroy, Reader Views Kids
“This is a highly entertaining way to learn about a past era.”
-- Alan Caruba, Bookviews
“Mary’s Holiday Story offers an age-appropriate story for young grade-schoolers who will enjoy the many points of comparison, both similarities and differences, in how Christmas is celebrated then and now. The History Notes at the end of the book help anchor Mary, and thus the reader, in history.”
-- Sue Bradford Edwards, author of 12 Incredible Facts About the Cuban Missile Crisis