The false prince /
Nielsen, Jennifer A.,
The false prince / Jennifer A. Nielsen. - First edition. - New York : Scholastic Press, 2012. - 342 pages : map ; 22 cm - The Ascendance trilogy ; bk. 1 . - Nielsen, Jennifer A. Ascendance trilogy ; bk. 1. .
In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point -- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well. As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.
Ages 10-14.
Sequoyah Intermediate Book Award Winner, 2015
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9780545284134
2011006692
Impersonation--Juvenile fiction.
Impostors and imposture--Juvenile fiction.
Princes--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Courts and courtiers--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Secrets--Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Fiction.
The false prince / Jennifer A. Nielsen. - First edition. - New York : Scholastic Press, 2012. - 342 pages : map ; 22 cm - The Ascendance trilogy ; bk. 1 . - Nielsen, Jennifer A. Ascendance trilogy ; bk. 1. .
In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point -- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well. As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.
Ages 10-14.
Sequoyah Intermediate Book Award Winner, 2015
9780545284134 0545284139 9780545433471 0545433479 9781407133058 1407133055 9780545284141 0545284147 9780605599178 0605599173
9780545284134
2011006692
Impersonation--Juvenile fiction.
Impostors and imposture--Juvenile fiction.
Princes--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Courts and courtiers--Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy--Juvenile fiction.
Secrets--Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Fiction.