Palace of Mirrors

Name: Palace of Mirrors
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
ISBN: 9781436186117

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Series: Palace Chronicles #2

Narrator: Polly Lee

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/12/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales, Fantasy Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

International Reading Association Children's Book Award winner Margaret Peterson Haddix returns to the world of Just Ella for this enchanting book about a princess in peril. Disguised as a peasant, Cecilia has been hiding for years from the evil people who killed her parents. Now the time has come to reclaim her title. There's just one problem. Princess Desmia-supposedly Cecilia's decoy-believes a different version of the story.

About Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in Ohio. She worked as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Indiana before her first book, Running Out of Time, was published. She has since written more than fifty books for kids and teens, including the Greystone Secrets series, the Shadow Children series, the Missing series, the Children of Exile series, and lots of stand-alones. Haddix and her husband, Doug, now live in Columbus, Ohio, where they raised their two kids. You can learn more about her at haddixbooks.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tessa

What would you do if you always grew up as a princess in hiding? Then, what would you do if suddenly, there is a twist to it that nobody expected? How would react if everything you were told was only partially right? In “The Palace of Mirrors” by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Cecilia has grown up alway......more

Goodreads review by Athena

Palace of Mirrors was a sweet break from true high fantasy. On the younger side of YA, this book follows Cecilia, a girl who has been raised believing that she is the true princess of her kingdom. When her home is attacked, Cecilia and her best friend Harper go to the capital in hopes of claiming Ce......more

Goodreads review by Valerie

Picked this up at a B&N while waiting for others to finish shopping. I only finished a little over 50 pages but by then I was into the story, so I put a hold on it at the library. Going back to the world of Just Ella was nice and she even pops up in this story as well. It reminded me of when I was s......more