Book description
A fantastic Tudor adventure from Historical Association
Young Quills Award-winning author Ally Sherrick.
'A compulsive read ... I love Ally's writing, she really has
a way of making history come alive!' CELIA REES
'Having read Ally Sherrick's previous work, the author
can't put a foot wrong in my opinion, and…
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1 author picked The Queen's Fool as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Not many children’s books set in historical times manage to incorporate “contemporary” concerns within their narrative such as how children with learning difficulties interact with the world around them – but I liked The Queen’s Fool for doing just that, with its story of Cat Sparrow, whose sister is abducted from their convent home and taken to one of Henry VIII’s palaces.
The trail Cat follows to rescue her sister takes her to the Field of the Cloth of Gold, a great diplomatic shindig between Henry and the French King, Francis.
The author explains in a historical note at the…
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