The Royal Birthday #1

by Laura McGehee

Overview

It's the day of King Jonathan George Washington's 65th birthday party, which means he must choose one of his self-obsessed children to succeed him to the throne. Will he choose Prince Trevor, the purposefully disheveled "artist"? Princess Emma, the ruthlessly driven revolutionist? Or Prince Kyle, the eternally lovesick teenager? Take a deep breath, open your mind, and experience the hilarious hijinks of the modern American Royal family. The Royal Birthday is Book #1 from American Royalty, an EPIC Press series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680764772
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/15/2016
Series:	American Royalty
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.75(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	970L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2017
Gr 9 Up—This satirical series imagines a world where George Washington drunkenly made the decision to become king rather than president. The books follow his descendants in the royal family during the modern era as they tussle to be crowned the next king. The players in this fight include gluttonous King Jonathan, scheming Queen Donna, irresponsible party animal Prince Trevor, vain Prince Kyle, and calculating Princess Emma. The series humorously integrates details about George Washington and the times in which he lived (for example, each royal needs fake teeth). The appearance-crazed, technology-absorbed royals are used to cleverly critique modern culture through, for instance, their obsession with their GlassPhones and the social networking site RoyalChatterStream. Each entry in the series has an eye-catching, pop-art style cover that will appeal to teen readers. VERDICT This is a uniquely clever hi-lo series for high school readers, and the titles are written at a sixth grade reading level.

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