Author: Susanne Dunlap
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Release Date: April 10, 2012
From Bloomsbury:
Dangerous liaisons abound at an exclusive all-girl's boarding school in post-revolution France.
Eliza Monroe - daughter of the future president of the United States - is devastated when her mother decides to send her to boarding school outside of Paris. But the young American teen is quickly reconciled to the idea when- ooh, la-la! - she discovers who her fellow pupils will be: Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of Josephine Bonaparte; and Caroline Bonaparte, youngest sister of the famous French general. It doesn't take long for Eliza to figure out that the two French girls are mortal enemies - and that she's about to get caught in the middle of their schemes.Loosely drawn from history, Eliza Monroe's imagined coming of age provides a scintillating glimpse into the lives, loves, and hopes of three young women during one of the most volatile periods in French history.
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I'll be honest, I knew I had to read this book after the first short sentence in the synopsis. I'm a sucker for anything that even hints of historical fiction so The Académie is definitely on my wish list for spring!
HAHA you have been talking about how much you want to read this book FOR-EV-ER. Hoping NetGalley comes through! ;)
ReplyDeleteDangerous liaisons abound at an exclusive all-girl's boarding school in post-revolution France. -- that line right there screams TQ to me!! This definitely sounds like something you'd be eager to read :)
ReplyDeleteLooks so good. I've added it to my list.
ReplyDeleteThis one looks so good!!!! I added it to my TBR list :) Nice pick :)
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The model kinda looks like young Molly Ringwald. I'm little dissapointed they didn't put her in pink.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, you're so right! That first sentence is gripping! This doesn't come out until April! Geez! I am so impatient. Yet, I'm also having the hardest time choosing my next book to read right now. Haha.
ReplyDeleteHistorical fiction set in France has never been one of my first choices, but I do have to applaud the originality of the characters Ms. Dunlap chose to use. So I'll keep an open mind and be on the lookout for reviews on this one when it releases.
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Lori
There are so many good historical fiction YA books this year! Once my buying ban is over this will be one of the first books I buy. :)
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