The Royal Diaries

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The Royal Diaries is a series of twenty books published by Scholastic Press from 1999 to 2005. In each of the books, a fictional diary of a real female figure of royalty as a child throughout world history was written by the author. The Royal Diaries was a spin-off of Scholastic's popular Dear America series. While Dear America, My Name Is America, and My America were all cancelled in 2004, The Royal Diaries lasted until 2005. Unlike Dear America, which consisted of fictional diaries of young girls living during pivotal periods in American history, The Royal Diaries featured women of royalty from all over the world. At the end of the books, there are real facts about the royal figure, including black-and-white pictures, of the ending of their life. There were rumors that there was going to be a book on Marie Antoinette's mother, Empress Maria Theresa, now confirmed as false.

[edit] Subjects in The Royal Diaries

The Royal Diaries has covered many famous women in royalty, including Marie Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, Cleopatra VII, Grand Duchess Anastasia, Catherine the Great, and Queen Victoria. The series has also covered much less known women, such as Anacaona of the Tainos, Weetamoo of the Pocassets, the Lady of Ch'iao Kuo of the Hsien, the Lady of Palenque of the Mayans, and Nzingha of Ndongo.

[edit] Books

  • Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky (1999)
  • Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory (1999)
  • Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 by Carolyn Meyer (2000)
  • Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, 1769 by Kathryn Lasky (2000)
  • Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 by Carolyn Meyer (2000)
  • Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 by Patricia McKissack (2000)
  • Kaiulani: The People's Princess, Hawaii, 1889 by Ellen Emerson White (2001)
  • Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South, Southern China, 531 A.D. by Laurence Yep (2001)
  • Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia, England, 1829 by Anna Kirwan (2001)
  • Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country, France, 1553 by Kathryn Lasky (2002)
  • Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars, Korea, A.D. 595 by Sheri Holman (2002)
  • Jahanara: Princess of Princesses, India, 1627 by Kathryn Lasky (2002)
  • Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, France, 1136 by Kristiana Gregory (2002)
  • Kristina: The Girl King, Sweden, 1638 by Carolyn Meyer (2003)
  • Elisabeth: The Princess Bride, Austria-Hungary, 1853 by Barry Denenberg (2003)
  • Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts-Rhode Island, 1653 by Patricia Clark Smith (2003)
  • Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal, Mesoamerica, A.D. 749 by Anna Kirwan (2004)
  • Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan, 1858 by Kathryn Lasky (2004)
  • Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1491 by Edwidge Danticat (2005)
  • Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia, 1743 by Kristiana Gregory (2005)
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