Margaret has spent her entire life living on an island. She lives with the Elysian Sisters who have raised her since she was a baby. She doesn't know who she is, who her family is, or why she is there. But she does know that the Sisters love her, take care of her, and that she is safe and happy. Every day was the same until a member of the upper class from the mainland arrived to live on the island with her young son who is about Margaret's age. Margaret is about to make her first friend. Through William, Margaret learns about the outside world and the wars that are happening. William's family sided with the losing side during the war. Now he and his mother have been banished to live the remainder of their lives on the island, and the rest of the family has been sent to jail. Later, another upper class lady arrives to live on the island. Eleanor is like no lady Margaret has ever met and Margaret learns that the island is not the loving place she grew up believing it was. Now Margaret doesn't know who to believe or where she belongs. I LOVE this book. It has friendships, history, suspense, the potential of a sequel, AND it's a graphic novel. As far as I'm concerned this book is about as close to perfect as possible. This is the first book for younger readers by this author/illustrator; you can learn more about her and her other books by visiting https://www.dylanmeconis.com/.
This story is loosely based on the life of the first Queen Elizabeth. To learn more about Queen Elizabeth:
- SORA (ebooks) has a book about Queen Elizabeth.
- Visit https://www.biography.com/royalty/queen-elizabeth-i.
- BrainPOP has a video about Queen Elizabeth I.
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