Called La Jardiniere, a resourceful and clever jester to the queen's court, Nicola was a most unlikely person to end up "fool" and friend to Mary, Queen of Scots. But Nicola isn't an ordinary comedian clowning before the court; her sharp tongue is rare amongst the fawning nobles. As fate takes Mary from France to Scotland, and into confrontations with rebellious lords and devious advisors, Nicola remains deep in the queen's inner circle. But when the Scots start to turn on Queen Mary, Nicola struggles to find something-anything-that she, just a fool, can do to save her friend. "Rich and involving . . . Readers are treated to a fascinating look at royal politics through the eyes of Nicola." (School Library Journal, starred review)

When her father, Robert the Bruce, becomes King of Scotland, Marjorie Bruce becomes a princess. But Edward Longshanks, the ruthless King of England, has set his sights on Robert and his family. Marjorie is captured and imprisoned in a wooden cage in the center of a town square, exposed to wind, rain, the taunts of the townspeople, and the scorn of Longshanks himself. Marjorie knows that despite her suffering and pain, she is the daughter of noble Robert the Bruce and she will make her father, and her country, proud. For a true princess is a princess, whether in a castle or in a cage.

Eager and ready to do his duty as a soldier for Scotland, young Duncan McDonald sets out to join Prince Charles in his battle at Culloden, but when he and his cousin get wrapped up in the fight, the two boys begin to wonder what benefits, if any, can come as a result of the chaos and death they see before them. Reprint.

When the laird brutally evicts all of the people in his Scottish village, Roddy Macallan, determined to get revenge and save his family, embarks on a dangerous quest to find a treasure his mother once told him about and teams up with a Robin Hood-esque rogue who roams the Highlands.