Marie Antoinette

By Kathryn Lasky

Part of the Royal Diaries series

A young royal's journey from opulence to revolution challenges her destiny and the fate of nations.

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224 pages

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Thirteen-year-old Marie Antoinette is thrust into the opulent yet isolating world of Versailles, betrothed to the future king of France. As she navigates courtly expectations and her own headstrong nature, Marie's diary reveals her struggle to fit in and the looming unrest outside palace walls. With the future of Austria and France at stake, can she balance her royal duties with the growing cries for revolution? Her journey from a lavish life to the brink of upheaval raises questions about power, responsibility, and the true cost of royalty.

From the publisher

Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky’s MARIE ANTOINETTE is back in print with a gorgeous new package! To forge an incredibly powerful political alliance, thirteen-year-old Marie Antoinette of Austria is betrothed to Dauphin Louis Auguste, who will one day be the king of France. To prepare her for this awesome responsibility, she must be trained to write, read, speak French, dress, act . . . even breathe. Things become more difficult for her when she is separated from her family and sent to the court of Versailles to meet her future husband. Opinionated and headstrong Marie Antoinette must find a way to fit in at the royal court, and get along with her fiance. The future of Austria and France falls upon her shoulders. But as she lives a luxurious life inside the palace gates, out on the streets the people of France face hunger and poverty. Through the pages of her diary, Marie captures the isolation, the lavish parties and gowns, her struggle to find her place, and the years leading up her ascendance of the throne . . . and a revolution.”

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