This is a historical fiction about her early life as the princess. The redheaded princess being Elizabeth I, Queen of England. This was the first book I have read by Ann Rinaldi. Thank you for writing it.įor now I go to a different adventure to read.

16 and older? I think that would be more appropriate. I think people would like to read it, just maybe. But I overall think it was a lovely book. there were some parts that I was not fond of, mostly because this book is supposedly supposed to be an appropriate book. Changing the way our government works and making it into an entirely different system would lead to destruction and catastrophic events. When reading the book, I often found myself wondering, will we ever have someone like her leading our country? Have we before? But alas, that is the last thing that we need right now. I loved the humor, the descriptions of the characters. But thankfully, she had her closest friends to help and guide her through this troubling and traumatic time period. It broke my heart at times when she would feel so conflicted, and hurt, and not really be sure of what to do next. There was drama, old fashioned romance, parties, dancing, feasting, and all the guilty pleasures I'm sure you could enjoy if you were of her status at that time. It told most of her story, how she grew up, who she was the closest with, and also what she might have actually been thinking before and in the beginning of her reign. The The Redheaded Princess, by Ann Rinaldi, is a charming book written about the young Queen Elizabeth the first. She says that she writes young adult books 'because I like to write them.' Rinaldi says she got her love of history from her eldest son, who brought her to reenactments. Prior to this, she wrote four unpublished books, which she has called 'terrible.' She became a grandmother in 1991. Her first published novel, Term Paper, was written in 1979. She continued the column, called The Trentonian, through much of her writing career. Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist. Rinaldi currently lives in Somerville, New Jersey, with her husband, Ron, whom she married in 1960. She also writes for the Dear America series. She is the most prolific writer for the Great Episode series, a series of historical fiction novels set during the American Colonial era. In 2000, Wolf by the Ears was listed as one the best novels of the preceding twenty-five years, and later of the last one hundred years. She has written a total of forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the ALA.

She is best known for her historical fiction, including In My Father's House, The Last Silk Dress, An Acquaintance with Darkness, A Break with Charity, and Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons. August 27, 1934, in New York City) is a young adult fiction author.

The Redheaded Princess by Ann Rinaldi