Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without
a Country, France, 1553 (The Royal
Diaries) by Kathryn Lasky
Mae Like This Book!
Sent from her native Scotland to live in the court of her future father-in-
law, King Henry II of France, young Mary, Queen of Scots, spends her
time attending balls, hunting and hawking, learning Latin and fractions and
music, and playing with her future husband, Francis. In Kathryn Laskys
fictionalized diary of the 11-year-old queen, readers will get a piquant taste
of 16th-century life in Europe. Mary is quite aware of her role as the
betrothed to Frances royal family. Playing chess together one day,
Francis comments to Mary, Did it ever strike you, Mary, that we are not
so much children and sons and daughters of parents as we are pieces on
a gigantic chessboard called Europe? You are given to me to help
checkmate England. As with the other titles in the Royal Diaries series
(Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, etc.), a fact-packed
historical note, epilogue, paintings, and family tree provide just enough

additional information to whet the appetites of readers for more about the
ill-fated queen of Scotland and France. (Ages 9 to 14) --Emilie Coulter
Personal Review: Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a
Country, France, 1553 (The Royal Diaries) by Kathryn Lasky
I suggest this book to anyone who loves excitement. It is about a girl
named Mary, the future Queen of Scotland. Mary leaves Scotland before
becoming Queen and has to go to France because of her arranged
marriage to Francis, the future King of France. This book is about her
growing up in France and all her adventures there.
I love the book, Mary Queen of Scots!
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