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THE PALE ASSASSIN
by Patricia Elliott

Trade Binding | 320 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 | US$ 17.95
ISBN: 9780823422500 | 10-15-2009

Grade: EIGHTH | Age: 12 up

Themes: Historical Fiction, Government & Politics
Recommendations: A*, K, SLJ


About the Book
In this dramatic novel set during the French Revolution, a teen aristocrat must question the justice of her own wealth while facing the cataclysmic divisions of her society. Secrets are revealed, sympathies shift, and every choice can change—or end—a life.

Spoiled, beautiful fourteen-year-old Eugenie de Boncoeur is accustomed to outrageous privilege. The French Revolution may rage around her, but Eugenie's luxurious lifestyle is only improved by visits from her brother, Armand, especially doting since the two were orphaned. What Eugenie doesn't know is that their guardian has promised her in marriage to the wealthy, vengeful Le Fantome, a revolutionary nursing a secret grudge against her family. As the Revolution becomes increasingly violent, Eugenie is shipped off to convent school. Finally, there is no place in France that is safe for her. Eugenie dusts off her lightly used brains and rises to the challenge of survival; and soon she is in the thick of turmoil and romance, confronting spies, secret agents, and double-crossing suitors in her quest to get out of France alive.

YA HISTORICAL FICTION