It is the first century BC Cleopatra, the third of the pharaoh’s six children, is the one that her father has chosen to be the next queen of Egypt. But when King Ptolemy is forced into exile, Cleopatra is left alone to fend for herself in a palace rife with intrigue and murder. Smart, courageous, ambitious, and sensuously beautiful, she possesses the charm to cause two of history’s most famous leaders to fall in love with her. But as her cruel sisters plot to steal the throne, Cleopatra realizes there is only one person on whom she can rely—herself.
Carolyn Meyer
is the author of more than forty books for middle school and young adult
readers, including Isabel,
Jewel of Castilla for the Royal Diaries series. Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, White Lilacs, Drummers
of Jericho, Gideon’s
People, and Jubilee Journey were
all named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Her
novel, Mary, Bloody Mary, was
named a Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.View all by Carolyn Meyer
