Before taking up writing full time, she worked as a librarian. A fastpaced, passionate tale of treachery, romance and deceit from a multiawardwinning author of historical fiction. Theresa breslin is a carnegieawarding winning novelist of 25 books for children. Spy for the queen of scots is a good historical fiction, and those who want to know the story of mary stuart would fine a good source of infomation in this book, buuut im a big fan of the scottish history and, england and irland, so i knew a lot about mary stuart before reading these book. Theresa breslin is the popular carnegie medalwinning author of over 50 books covering every age range.
Theresa breslin is doing 3 events at the edinburgh book festival this year. Award winning author theresa breslin provides insight into the tragic life of historys obscure scottish regent mary stuart who faced sexism and religious discrimination from all those of her age whilst she struggled to unite a warring nation. Click new books to see the latest additions to the calibre library click on the book title to see more details including synopsis, books by same author etc. When jenny overhears a whispered plot, and several mysterious deaths take place, she turns spy for mary. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Then mary returns to scotland to claim her throne and the girls face even greater peril. Theresa breslin historical fiction in the classroom. As ladyinwaiting to mary, queen of scots, the beautiful ginette known as jenny is the young queen s closest childhood friend.
At one time she was queen of both scotland and france, and she always proudly maintained a claim on the english throne. The other queen by philippa gregory, mary queen of scotland and the isles by margaret george, mary queen of scots b. It is a forbidding fortress with hugely thick walls. Jenny, close friend and companion to mary, queen of scots, has grown up at the french court a place of. The true story of the daring escape of mary, queen of scots from the island castle in loch leven is wellknown throughout scotland and the world. In march 2019 theresa was awarded scottish book trusts outstanding. The most widely recorded, and certainly the one i remember being told in my childhood was when, disguised as servant, she escaped from loch leven aided by the young lad, willie. Calibre audio library brings the pleasure of reading to anyone who struggles to read print material. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Winner of many literary awards, including the prestigious carnegie medal, theresa breslin is the popular, critically acclaimed author of over 50 titles covering every age range, whose books have been adapted for television, stage and radio, and are translated worldwide.
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While researching spy for the queen of scots the escape that most impressed me took place at borthwick castle where, poignantly, she spent her last night with the earl of bothwell. Theresa breslins new novel, spy for the queen of scots, is a tale of mystery, plotting and intrigue. Spy for the queen of scots by theresa breslin 20120802 on. Spy for the queen of scots by theresa breslin penguin books. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet two awardwinning writers and hear about their latest books. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Spy for the queen of scots by theresa breslin paperback. Books will be despatched after the schools order is confirmed. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Author theresa breslins complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. Spy for the queen of scots awardwinning authorillustrator by theresa breslin author look inside. Jenny, close friend and companion to mary, queen of scots, has grown up at the french court a place of ruthless ambition, intrigue and deceit. This book is set in the tudor times when mary was the queen of scotland. Theresa breslin is the critically acclaimed author of over 30 books whose work has been filmed for television and dramatised on radio. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Theresa breslin is an awardwinning scottish author who is popular with children, librarians and teachers. This acclaimed book by theresa breslin is available at in several formats for your ereader. A spy for the queen of scots young quills awards 2012. Her books are hugely popular with young people, librarians and teachers. This would include dyslexia, ms, mnd, a visual impairment or brain injury. Spy for the queen of scots oxfam gb oxfams online shop. Elizabeth lairds, the prince who walked with lions, is the truelife tale of a young ethiopian. Her prizewinning books are in translation in a number of languages. Theresa breslin as ladyinwaiting to mary, queen of scots, ginette, known as jenny, is the young queens closest friend.
Her work, which includes folk tales, picture books, fantasy and humour, historical novels, modern issues, short stories, poetry and plays, has appeared on television, stage and radio, and is read worldwide in many languages. As ladyinwaiting to mary, queen of scots, the beautiful ginette known as jenny is the young. Aug 19, 2012 mary queen of scots escape from borthwick castle, by theresa breslin she was a game girl was mary stuart, and escaped from secure premises quite a few times. Theresa breslin books list of books by author theresa breslin. She won the cilip carnegie medal in 1994 and her work has been filmed for television and broadcast on radio. A brief prologue shows us mary on the day of her execution in england in 1587, but. Review blog sep 04 20 spy for the queen of scots by theresa breslin. Growing up in the french court, surrounded by enemies and traitors, jenny has always been. John guy has written a couple books about mary queen of scots. Lord borthwick offered mary shelter when rebel lords threatened to kill bothwell after mary married him. Spy for the queen of scots by theresa breslin overdrive.
This website provides details of all our services including online access to our complete catalogue of audiobooks. As ladyinwaiting to mary, queen of scots, the beautifu. A common element in many of her books is a strong sense of place and setting, which breslin describes as coming from the. As ladyinwaiting to mary, queen of scots, the beautiful ginette known as jenny is also the young queens closest childhood friend.
Theresa breslin is the author of over 30 books for children and young adults, and is particularly wellknown for her criticallyacclaimed historical fiction. When mary returns to scotland to claim her throne, jenny must protect her mistress while fighting her feelings for the charismatic duncan alexander. Buy spy for the queen of scots by theresa breslin from waterstones today. The service is provided through a free nationwide postal and internet service of audiobooks. Jul 01, 2012 theresa breslin is doing 3 events at the edinburgh book festival this year. Discover the library of books for all ages by awardwinning scottish author theresa breslin. She writes books for children and young adults, with some titles especially suitable for engish as an additional language readers.