As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
302 pp.
| Scholastic |
September, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-439-16483-4$$10.95
(3)
4-6Royal Diaries series.
When a neighboring tribe in the Great Forest of China in 531 C.E., begins to attack, Princess Redbird must put aside her own dreams to help her father defend their Hsien village and their neighbors, including the hated Chinese. Readers will be drawn to Redbird, who is based on a real person and whose presence in conflicting worlds tests her fortitude. Back matter includes a historical note, genealogy, maps, and archival illustrations.