Fatal throne : the wives of Henry VIII tell all / M.T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Jennifer Donnelly, Stephanie Hemphill, Deborah Hopkinson, Linda Sue Park, Lisa Ann Sandell.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525525738
- ISBN: 0525525734
- Physical Description: 10 audio discs (12 hr., 25 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : Random House/Listening Library, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from web page. Compact discs. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Before you begin / Jennifer Donnelly -- Katharine of Aragon / Candace Fleming -- Henry VIII / M.T. Anderson -- Anne Boleyn / Stephanie Hemphill -- Henry VIII / M.T. Anderson -- Jane Seymour / Lisa Ann Sandell -- Henry VIII / M.T. Anderson -- Anne of Cleves / Jennifer Donnelly -- Henry VIII / M.T. Anderson -- Catherine Howard / Linda Sue Park -- Henry VIII / M.T. Anderson -- Kateryn Parr / Deborah Hopkinson -- Henry VIII / M.T. Anderson -- Queen Elizabeth I / M.T. Anderson -- Tudor timeline -- Who's who in the court -- Acknowledgments -- A bibliographic afterword -- About the authors. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Various readers: Justine Eyre, Katharine McEwan, Jayne Entwistle, Heather Wilds, Fiona Hardingham, Elizabeth Knowelden, Elliot Hill. |
Target Audience Note: | 9-12. |
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Genre: | Young adult fiction. Audiobooks. |
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School Library Journal Review
Fatal Throne: the Wives of Henry VIII Tell All : By M. T. Anderson, Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann Sandell, Jennifer Donnelly, Linda Sue Park, Deborah Hopkinson
School Library Journal
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Gr 9 Up-Writing from the perspective of Henry VIII's first wife, Katharine of Aragon, Fleming immerses listeners in 16th-century England. Five other YA authors effectively present the frequently tragic experiences of his subsequent wives; each is punctuated with a brief chapter written by M.T. Anderson giving Henry's often conflicting and self-serving vantage. By reflecting on each other, on their aging and increasingly tyrannical royal husband, and on the religious and political complexities of the time, the wives demonstrate their own strengths and foibles. Justine Eyre brings to life a devout, strong, yet exploited Katharine of Aragon. Katharine McEwan gives feisty voice to a passionate woman and devoted mother in the person of Anne Boleyn, written by Stephanie Hemphill. Jayne Entwistle provides emotional insight into Lisa Sandell,'s timid, loving Jane Seymour, the only of Henry's wives to give him the male heir he so desperately desired. Heather Wild's powerful reading of Anne of Cleves combined with the clever storytelling by Jennifer Donnelly depicts an independent, self-reliant woman. Fiona Hardingham conveys Linda Sue Park's vibrant teenaged Catherine Howard who is both lustful and ingenuous. Finally, Kateryn Parr, as written by Deborah Hopkinson and read by Elizabeth Knowelden, emerges as a mature, wise, and thoughtful individual. VERDICT Recommended for history buffs and as an engaging entry point to historical fiction.-Kate Reid, The Allen-Stevenson School, New York © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.