Most Popular Books by Ann Rinaldi

Growing up, Elizabeth fears she can never be Queen. Although she is the King''s daughter, no woman can ever hope to rule over men in England, especially when her mother has been executed for treason. For all her royal blood, Elizabeth''s life is fraught with danger and uncertainty. Sometimes she is welcome in the royal court; other times she is cast out into the countryside. With her position constantly changing, the Princess must navigate a sea of shifting loyalties and dangerous affections. At stake is her life—for beheading is not uncommon among the factions that war for the Crown. With the vivid human touch that has made her one of the foremost writers of historical fiction, Ann Rinaldi brings to life the heart and soul of the young Elizabeth I. It''s a portrait of a great leader as she may have been as she found her way to the glorious destiny that lay before her.

In 1798 Rebecca, a young settler in the Ohio territory, meets the Shawnee called Tecumseh and later develops a deep friendship with him.

War is turning Juliet Bradshaw''s world upside down. Her brother, Seth, rides with William Quantrill''s renegade Confederate army, but he''s helpless when the Yankees arrest Juliet along with the wives and sisters of Quantrill''s soldiers as spies. Imprisoned in a dilapidated old house in Kansas City, Juliet is one of a handful of survivors after the building collapses, killing most of the young girls inside. When she''s reunited with her brother, Juliet finds the life she had previously known is gone. Surrounded by secrets, lies, murder, and chaos, she must determine just how far she will go to protect the people and things she holds dear.

In 1832, Prudence Crandall begins admitting black girls to her exclusive Connecticut school, scandalizing white society and eventually causing her arrest and the closing of her school.

Millicent has been waiting all her life for this moment to arrive -- her fourteenth birthday and the receiving of her Gift: the power to have one wish come true. For one time in her life, she can change absolutely anything she wants. But as her birthday draws near, Millicent gets glimpses of just how much her Gift will change her life, and she begins to have doubts. She begins to wonder if such an awesome power is a gift or a burden. Then, on a moonlit night, in the time it takes one bullet to travel twenty feet, Millicent''s world comes crashing down around her, and she is forced to face the full responsibility of her Gift.

A fourteen-year-old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plymoth Plantation in 1620 and 1621.

The second page-turning installment of award-winning historical-fiction author Ann Rinaldi''s QUILT TRILOGY. "A definite plus for any historical fiction collection." - VOYA When her mother died, she told 14-year-old Walking Breeze to seek out her family-the Chelmsfords of Salem. She will find solace there. But Ebie Chelmsford has other ideas. Ebie knows that her half-Shawnee "cousin" will take her place as grandfather''s favorite. And Ebie will do anything to stop that--even trying to prove that the girl is an imposter... Ebie thinks Walking Breeze is destroying the home Aunt Hannah has fought to keep together. But it''s Ebie''s actions, ultimately, that risk tearing apart the Chelmsford family, like the tattered threads of the family quilt.

When her mother dies and her best friend''s family is implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln, fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush must go live with an uncle she suspects of being involved in stealing bodies for medical research.

Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days before being beheaded at the age of sixteen, provides an account of her life from beyond the grave.

In the diary account of her life, the government relocates Sarah Nita and her family.

When, despite her father''s disapproval, sixteen-year-old Brie begins to date the handsome and considerate Josh, she hopes that their relationship will go beyond friendship until he reveals to her that he is homosexual.

When Nicole is caught stealing birth-control pills from her brother Larry''s office, she is torn between telling on her friend, Meredith, or taking the consequences herself.

Brie''s plan to leave her strict father and go live with her mother, who abandoned her as a baby, is changed when she discovers a horrible secret about her past.

During the Civil War, Susan finds a way to help the Confederate Army and uncovers a series of mysterious family secrets.