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Books with author Carolyn Meyer

  • Loving Will Shakespeare

    Carolyn Meyer

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, Oct. 1, 2006)
    Poor Anne Hathaway is still living with her callous stepmother, and her prospects for marriage and a home of her own are becoming grim. However, she can’t seem to get charismatic Will Shakespeare out of her mind--even though he is much too young for her. But then one day Will impulsively kisses his childhood friend Anne, changing the course of their lives forever. Here is the story of the childhoods of and tumultuous romance between the boy who became the world’s most famous playwright and the spirited farmer’s daughter who became his wife. Carolyn Meyer has delivered a riveting historical tale about love, family, the pursuit of one’s dreams--and the price one pays for each.
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  • White Lilacs

    Carolyn Meyer

    School & Library Binding (Tandem Library, Oct. 16, 1993)
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  • The bread book;: All about bread and how to make it

    Carolyn Meyer

    Hardcover (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, March 15, 1971)
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  • The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette

    Carolyn Meyer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, June 13, 2011)
    In this latest installment of her acclaimed Young Royals series, Carolyn Meyer reveals the dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last queen of France. From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman can’t help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and even a forbidden love affair. Meanwhile, the peasants of France are suffering from increasing poverty and becoming outraged. They want to make the queen pay for her reckless extravagance—with her life. Includes historical notes, an author’s note, and bibliography
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  • Patience, Princess Catherine

    Carolyn Meyer

    Paperback (Graphia, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Will Catherine ever become queen?England anxiously awaits Prince Arthur’s betrothed—the Spanish princess who will be its future queen. But when Arthur dies not long after the wedding, Catherine of Aragon’s fate becomes uncertain. Will the king and Catherine’s parents arrange a marriage with Arthur’s brother, Henry, or will she return to Spain a widow? Through all this turmoil, the young princess’s resolve remains unshaken: She will one day be England’s queen . . . no matter how long it takes.
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  • Rio Grande Stories

    Carolyn Meyer

    School & Library Binding (San Val, June 15, 1994)
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  • Rock Tumbling: From Stones to Gems to Jewelry

    Carolyn. Meyer

    Library Binding (William Morrow, March 15, 1975)
    Describes the equipment, stones, and procedures used in rock tumbling and gives instructions for making the polished stones into jewelry and other items.
  • The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette

    Carolyn Meyer

    Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books, April 12, 2010)
    History paints her as a shallow party girl, a spoiled fashionista, a callous ruler. Perhaps no other royal has been so maligned—and so misunderstood—as Marie-Antoinette.From the moment she was betrothed to the dauphin of France at age fourteen, perfection was demanded of Marie-Antoinette. She tried to please everyone—courtiers, her young husband, the king, the French people—but often fell short of their expectations. Desperate for affection and subjected to constant scrutiny, this spirited young woman can’t help but want to let loose with elaborate parties, scandalous fashions, and unimaginable luxuries. But as Marie-Antoinette’s lifestyle gets ever-more recklessly extravagant, the peasants of France are suffering from increasing poverty—and becoming outraged. They want to make the queen pay.In this latest installment of her acclaimed Young Royals series, Carolyn Meyer reveals the dizzying rise and horrific downfall of the last queen of France. Includes historical notes, an author’s note, and a bibliography.
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  • BECAUSE OF LISSA

    Carolyn Meyer

    Mass Market Paperback (Starfire, Nov. 1, 1990)
    In memory of sixteen-year-old Lissa Mainzer, who suddenly and without warning commits suicide, Lissa's friends decide to establish a hotline for teens in order to help others in crisis situations
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  • Eulalia's Island

    Carolyn Meyer

    Library Binding (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 1982)
    Eulalia, a native girl, offers Sam friendship and a more positive attitude towards life while he stays on St. Lucia with his mother and stepfather
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  • White Lilacs by Carolyn Meyer

    Carolyn Meyer

    Paperback (Gulliver Books Paperbacks, March 15, 1750)
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  • Doomed Queen Anne: A Young Royals Book

    Carolyn Meyer

    Hardcover (Gulliver Books, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Though born without great beauty, wealth, or title, Anne Boleyn blossomed into a captivating woman. She used her wiles to win the heart of England's most powerful man, King Henry VIII, and persuade him to defy everyone--including his own wife--to make her his new queen. But Anne's ambition was her fatal flaw. This is the true story of the girl everyone loved to hate. Carolyn Meyer's engrossing third novel in the award-winning Young Royals series tells Anne's fascinating story in her own voice--from her life as an awkward girl to the dramatic moments before her death.