| Namesake Contributor(s): MacLeod, Sue (Author) |
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ISBN: 1927485290 ISBN-13: 9781927485293 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It started with a history project. Mr. Gregor assigned a research paper on a figure from the Tudor era, and of course Jane Grey had to pick her namesake - Lady Jane Grey, the fifteen-year-old girl whose parents schemed to place her on the throne of England, then abandoned her to face the executioner. The project is engrossing from the start, but when Jane opens a mysterious prayer book and finds herself in the Tower of London in 1553, she finds herself literally drawn into her namesake's story. Soon, Jane is slipping into the past whenever the present becomes too unbearable, avoiding her mother's demands, her best friend's fickleness, her crush's indifference. In the Tower she plays chess with the imprisoned Lady Jane, awed by her new friend's strength and courage. And it is in the Tower, keeping vigil as the day of the execution draws near, that Jane learns that she, too, must have the courage to fight for her own happiness. |
Contributor Bio(s): MacLeod, Sue: - Sue MacLeod has filled her career with the written word, working as a writer, an editor, and a library assistant. Born to a military family, Sue moved many times throughout her childhood but always felt rooted in Nova Scotia, where her family returned each summer. That rootedness is apparent in her two books of poetry and in her novel Namesake, which received a starred review from Quill & Quire and was shortlisted for the IODE Violet Downey Book Award. Sue now lives in Toronto, Ontario. |