At fifteen years of age, upon the death of her cousin, Edward, Lady Jane Grey was forced to accept the crown of England. She was queen for only nine days, however. Edward's eldest sister, Mary, soon challenged Jane for the throne, with tragic results. This is the true story of a bright and intelligent young woman who was manipulated and betrayed by the ambitious people who surrounded her.

The first book in a new series that picks up where the Royal Diaries left off! Previously published as The Dark Tower, this riveting novel is written as the diary of Princess Marie Thérèse Charlotte of France, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, who was imprisoned during the French Revolution. One by one her parents and her brother were taken from her - Louis and Marie Antoinette beheaded, her brother dead of neglect.Though she lost everything, Mousseline, as she was called,was determined to be as brave and honourable as she could be during a time of tragedy and upheaval. A gripping story about a real princess that history nearly forgot! Shortlisted for both the Red Cedar Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction when it was published in 1998, this is the first book in a new series from Scholastic which will feature royal-themed books in a format made popular by the Dear Canada and Royal Diaries series.

Dunia, a Siberian peasant girl, has run away from her abusive family and is discovered by Grigory Rasputin, a wandering holy man and friend of the Romanov Imperial family. He decides to take her with him to visit the Romanovs in St. Petersburg. Although Rasputin treats Dunia well, her experience tells her that he has a very dark side. The Imperial family quickly warms to Dunia. All exceptAnastasia, the youngest of the Tsar�s daughters. At first, the girls bicker relentlessly, but their teasing antics eventually lead to a close friendship and Dunia travels with the family across Russia. But when World War I is declared, the Imperial family�s fortune and lives are in jeopardy. In the midst of the war,Rasputin is assassinated and the Tsar is soon forced to abdicate the throne. The family is taken to a small village in Siberia, where guards patrol day and night andeventually cut off contact between Dunia and the family. Her attempts to rescue the family are fruitless, and she wakes one morning to find that Anastasia and the family she loved so much have been executed. Based on true events, My Anastasia is a touching and tragic historical tale about a friendship that grows between two young girls from entirely different worlds.