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EAN: 9780007150298 ISBN: 0007150296 Label: Collins Manufacturer: Collins Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: September 01, 2003 Publisher: Collins Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Collins Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Teen fans of the movie Elizabeth will be fascinated with the pomp and sinister intrigue of Mary, Bloody Mary, an engrossing story about the teen years of Mary Tudor, half sister to Queen Elizabeth and daughter to Henry VIII. As a baby, Mary was adored by her father, who carried her around on his shoulder and displayed her for the court to admire. But as his marriage with her mother, Catherine of Aragon, waned for lack of a male heir, Henry began an affair with the beautiful Anne Boleyn. Mary was convinced that Anne was a witch. Didn't everyone know she had a sixth finger? And wasn't it Anne who persuaded Henry to declare his first marriage invalid (rendering Mary a bastard)? As the king grows ever colder, Mary is banished to a distant house, forbidden from seeing her mother, left to wear rags, and finally--at Anne's bidding--summoned back to court to be a servant to her baby half sister Elizabeth. Once there, Mary lives in constant dread that she will be poisoned or sent to the executioner's block in one of her father's rages. By the time Anne Boleyn herself is beheaded, Henry's first daughter has become the bitter and angry woman who was to be known as Bloody Queen Mary for her savage religious genocide. Carolyn Meyer, long acclaimed for her teen fiction (Drummers of Jericho), accurately captures the glitter and grandeur as well as the brutality of this fascinating period in history. (Ages 10 to 16) --Patty Campbell Product Description: Blood is thicker than water -- unless the King decrees othewise. A compelling first-person narration of childhood, as told by Henry VIII's daughter, Mary Tudor. History remembers her only as "Bloody Mary" because of the brutality of her reign, but this compelling recreation of her childhood brings alive the contradictions and conflicts and true danger of being the daughter of a 'divorced' queen as her father falls under the spell of the "witch" Anne Boleyn and why such an apparently privileged little girl could grow up to be such a monster. Published by Harcourt Brace in USA 1999, it has been widely reviewed and accalimed; was an ALA Notable Book, and among the ALA 10 Notable Books of that year. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - mary bloody maryI believe that "Mary, Bloody Mary" is and accurate depiction of Mary Tudor's teen years. The book is also narrated by Mary. It recalls her trials and tribulations of having to deal with her father, King Henry VIII, divorcing her mother, the queen, and courting Anne Boleyn. I liked the "new spin" the author put on Mary. Everyone seems to remember her as the terrible, barbaric queen of England. But she was actually just misunderstood. Another positive point about this book is that it is actually ... Read More Rating:  - Hard to be PrincessQueen Mary of England, often called "Bloody Mary" for some of the brutality exhibited while she reigned, had reasons for being the way she was. This book is the story of the things that happened while she was young, before she finally took the throne. Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII, king of England in the fifteen-hundreds. As a child she adored her father, but he was never quite satisfied that she wasn't a son. He didn't think a woman could rule England. His wife Catherine, though, ... Read More Rating: - Good Book (Mary Bloody Mary)In the book Mary Bloody Mary, a princess (Mary) thinks she is the star of attention. When Mary's fauther King Henery VIII started having an affair with another woman mary starts geting un invited to balls and banquets. After a couple of weeks King Henery VIII tries to get a divorce with her mother, Mary's mother obliges knowing if she divorced the King she will be killed.the King sends Mary and her mom out of the kingdom. Mary gets sent to a dark, smelly room with out contact with her mother. Anne (the ... Read More Rating:  - Mary ,Bloody Mary This book takes place around 14-15 ad. Manily in and around England. this story is about a princess named mary who lives with her dad and mom king henery VIII and Queen Cathrine lots of servents and guards.And an evil witch that most people thought of her as but her name was Anna Boleyn. But suddenly her life was changed as sha noticed at a benquet her father was very interested in one of the dancers.But I dont now why she has long black hair black eyes and a mark on her ... Read More Rating: - Good book (MARY, BLOODY MARY)IN England 1400-1500 Mary Tudor is King Henry VIII and Cathrine Tudor's (Cathirine queen of Aragon,) Daughter, Mary was crowned Princess of Wale sand is also the Heir to the throne. In this novelMary's father King Henry VIII falls in love with a girl from spain named Anne Boleyn. Anne is accusedof being a witch and has a spell over King Henry VIII. King Henry was having a affair with Anne and that started a fight with Cathrine. King Henry weas saying that there marage was invalid because he married his brothers ... Read More |
