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Kristiana Gregory is the author of The Royal Diaries title Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile. Ms. Gregory has also written Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express, The Stowaway, and Orphan Runaways. She lives in Boise, Idaho. |
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Kathryn Lasky is the Newbery honour-winning author of Sugaring Time, as well as many other distinguished books for middle-grade and young-adult readers. She has written two books for The Royal Diaries series, Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles and Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor. Lasky lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her family.
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Patricia C. McKissack joins the Royal Diaries family with her book Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba. She first
learned of Nzingha from a promotional poster entitled "Great Kings and
Queens of Africa," produced by Anheuser Busch Brewery, Inc. The brief
biographical note that accompanied the portrait was enough to inspire
McKissack to find out more about the warrior-diplomat. She has written several other award-winning books. She lives and works with her husband in Chesterfield, Missouri.
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Carolyn Meyer is
a noted writer of historical fiction for middle-grade and young adult
readers. Anastasia is her second book in the Royal Diaries series
following Isabel, Jewel of Castilla. Among her historical fiction
novels are Gideon's People, an American Bookseller Pick of the List; Drummers of Jericho, named a Notable Book by SSLI; and White Lilacs and Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, both named ALA Best Books for Young Adults. Long ago, Carolyn fell in love with the story of Anastasia. She now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she does a little gardening, a little cooking, and a lot of reading and writing. |
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