The False Prince by Jennifera Nielsen
New York Times bestseller The False Prince thrills with wild twists and turns, danger and deceit, and the revelation of hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end.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.An extraordinary adventure filled with danger and action, lies and deadly truths that will have readers clinging to the edge of their seats.And don't miss the highly anticipated fourth book in the series, The Captive Kingdom, coming October 2020!
Jennifer A., Jennifer A., Jennifer A., Jennifer Nielsen is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Ascendance Trilogy, which includes The False Prince, The Runaway King, and The Shadow Throne. She also created the Mark of the Thief trilogy (Mark of the Thief, Rise of the Wolf, and the upcoming Wrath of the Storm); The Scourge, a standalone fantasy; A Night Divided, a historical thriller; and Beyond Enemy Lines, Book Six of the Infinity Ring series. Jennifer, her husband, their three children, and their perennially muddy dog live in northern Utah.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780545284134 |
| ISBN 10 | 0545284139 |
| Title | The False Prince |
| Author | Jennifera Nielsen |
| Series | Ascendance Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2012-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Grand Canyon Reader Award (Tween) 2014, Winner of Sequoyah Book Awards (Intermediate) 2015, Winner of Beehive Awards (Young Adult) 2014, Winner of Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2015, Winner of Utah Book Award (Young Adult) 2013, Winner of Cybils (Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr) 2012, Commended for E.B. White Read Aloud Award (Middle Readers) 2013, Commended for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2013, Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2014, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2015 |
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