Contents
Running Time: 8.25 hours
7 CDs
From the case sleeve:
Four boys. One treacherous plan. An entire kingdom to fool.
In a faraway land, civil war is brewing. To unify his kingdom's divided people, a nobleman named Conner devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him on the throne. Four orphans are forced to compete for the role, including a defiant and clever boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point--he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. His rivals will be devising their own plots as well, so Sage must trust no one and keep his thoughts hidden.
As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of deceit unfolds, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.
BONUS: Interview with the author & an exclusive recording of a scene not included in the book!
7 CDs
From the case sleeve:
Four boys. One treacherous plan. An entire kingdom to fool.
In a faraway land, civil war is brewing. To unify his kingdom's divided people, a nobleman named Conner devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him on the throne. Four orphans are forced to compete for the role, including a defiant and clever boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point--he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. His rivals will be devising their own plots as well, so Sage must trust no one and keep his thoughts hidden.
As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of deceit unfolds, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.
BONUS: Interview with the author & an exclusive recording of a scene not included in the book!
Description
In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2015)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2015)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2015)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2014)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 4-8 — 2015)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2014)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2014)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2014)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2015)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Teen — 2015)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2016)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2014)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2015)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2015)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2015)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 2014)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2015)
Association for Mormon Letters Award (Winner — Middle Grade Fiction — 2012)
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Winner — 2015)
Truman Readers Award (Nominee — 2015)
Rhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2014)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2015)
Whitney Award (Winner — Middle Grade — 2012)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2015)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
CYBILS Awards (Winner — 2012)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Honor Book — 2013)
Utah Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2014)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2013)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2012)
Idaho Battle of the Books (2021)
Texas Lone Star Reading List (2013)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2012)