Kristiana Gregory

While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve-year-old Cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day.

In her diary, eleven-year-old Hope writes about her life in 1778 Philadelphia as British Redcoats take over her family's house, her father fights with the Continental Army at Valley Forge, and she gains a new friend and new baby sister. Includes a historical note.

From the winter of 1779 until 1781, Abigail Stewart and her family follow the path of her father's Continental Army unit after their Valley Forge home burns down, enduring harsh winters and scarce food, and narrowly escaping danger time and again.

Princess Elizabeth deals with the intrigue in the royal court from 1544-1546, during her father's reign; King Enrique tries to use his sister, Princess Isabel, to gain power and strengthen his rule over the kingdom; young Cleopatra faces her life as the daughter of King Ptolemy Auteles, the Pharaoh of Egypt.