Court of swans, Melanie Dickerson
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Court of swans, Melanie Dickerson
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eng
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fiction
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Court of swans
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Melanie Dickerson
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England, 1381: Delia's idyllic life as daughter of an earl is shattered when her father dies and his wife accuses Delia's seven brothers of treason and murder. The youngest is only ten years old, but this doesn't stop the guards from hauling them off to the Tower of London. There they await a grim fate, as child-king Richard II is executing anyone who poses a threat to his throne. Delia is their only hope for pardon and freedom. Sir Geoffrey did not expect his first assignment as captain of the guard to be the arrest of boys so young. He dutifully imprisons the brothers, but he can't ignore the sense, rooted in personal experience, that injustice and treachery are at work. Determined to rescue her brothers, Delia secures a position as a seamstress for the queen. Her quest is all but impossible as the executions continue. Sir Geoffrey offers to be her ally, but should she trust him in a court where everyone has an agenda?
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adolescent
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- False imprisonment -- Juvenile fiction
- Fathers + Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Historical fiction
- Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
- Middle Ages -- Juvenile fiction
- Stepmothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Nobility -- Juvenile fiction
- Rescues -- Juvenile fiction
- Women dressmakers -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485 -- Juvenile fiction
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- False imprisonment -- Juvenile fiction
- Fathers + Death -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Historical fiction
- Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile fiction
- Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
- Middle Ages -- Juvenile fiction
- Stepmothers -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Nobility -- Juvenile fiction
- Rescues -- Juvenile fiction
- Women dressmakers -- Juvenile fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485 -- Juvenile fiction
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