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Title: Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 (The Royal Diaries) by Carolyn Meyer ISBN: 0-439-07805-9 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.51 (49 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Being a princess isn't always easy...
Comment: "Isabel: Jewel of Castilla" was another good book in the "Royal Diaries" series, telling the difficult life of this teenage princess, who later sent Columbus to America.
Isabel lives in fear of marriage betrothals constantly broken, renewed, and thought up, mainly for political reasons. Living in the castle that her brother sent her to for safety, she plots to find a good marriage, and to get out of her "prison"...
This book was very interesting, but I only gave it four stars because it was pretty dull until the middle of it. It gets exciting towards the end, however! You may also enjoy the other "Royal Diaries" books, and also "Mary, Bloody Mary".
Rating: 5
Summary: The Greatest Book on Isabel of Spain
Comment: When I first picked up this book I thought, "How STUPID!" But when I started reading it, I realized, Hey, this isn't soo bad!
This story shows how young Isabel felt about the world around her, her main concerns were mainly frienship with one of her brothers, and lack of friendship with another. This book also explains how life was when diseases such as the plauge were common. The sad backround also talks about Isabel's mentally ill mother. (Who was not ALWAYS that way) And how Isabel felt about her life. When the Spanish princess is being backed into corners and forced marriages by her older brother, she must find a way to escape them, and the choicees she must make are severe risks.
In this book there are very sad parts and very happy ones.
Yes this is the Isabel that sent Christopher Comlumbus to the Americas. But the book doesn't go that far.
In Comparison to the Other Royal Diaries Books, this would probably be ranked second, under Cleopatra. Others you would probably like, if you like this book are: Cleopatra, Daughter of the Nile Elizabeth, the Red Rose of Tudor AND, Marie Antionette,Princess of Versailles
If you liked and of the other books in the Royal Diaries series, or even In Dear America, you'll love this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: The Life of Isabel
Comment: Isabel, Jewel of Castilla is a fictional biography. This book is compelling with drama. The book takes place in Spain where Isabel lives. She lives in the palace along with her annoying, quite wicked brother, King Enrique, Enrique's wife, the most annoying Queen Juana, and her spoiled niece, Princess Juana. Isabel has another brother, King Alfonso, whose enemy is his own brother King Enrique. Of course, she has servants, the finest food, clothes, and luxuries. Isabel has a nice life, except for the fact that King Enrique is trying to find a husband for her, and she hates everyman that Enrique gets. But, will she marry the one she hates most, or the one she loves best?
I love this book because of all the detail and dialogue. You can feel what the character is feeling because it is written as the character's diary. All the detail and dialogue just takes you away to another place.
Now you might be thinking what the weaknesses are. But I think this book was so well written, all it has is strengths.
I think that the author, Carolyn Meyer, did a good job writing this book. Meyer kept you hooked to the book. She develops all of the main characters so much, that you feel like you know them really well.
I would definitely recommend this book to girls ages 10 and up. This is because I think boys would find it boring and girls under 10 wouldn't understand it a bit. I am very sure you won't be able to put this book down after you start reading it.
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Title: Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 (The Royal Diaries) by Carolyn Meyer ISBN: 0439129087 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France, 1769 (The Royal Diaries) by Kathryn Lasky ISBN: 0439076668 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 (The Royal Diaries) by Kathryn Lasky ISBN: 0590684841 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C. (The Royal Diaries) by Kristiana Gregory ISBN: 0590819755 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia, England, 1829 (The Royal Diaries) by Anna Kirwan ISBN: 0439215986 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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