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The player king

In 1486 England, a penniless kitchen boy named Lambert Simnel is told by a mysterious friar that he, Lambert, is actually Prince Edward, the true King of England, setting him on a dangerous course to regain the throne. Based on a true story.

Main Author: Avi, 1937- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2017]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Simnel, Lambert > Juvenile fiction.
Kings, queens, rulers, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain > History > Tudors, 1485-1603 > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: In 1486 England, a penniless kitchen boy named Lambert Simnel is told by a mysterious friar that he, Lambert, is actually Prince Edward, the true King of England, setting him on a dangerous course to regain the throne. Based on a true story.
Item Description: "A Richard Jackson book."
Physical Description: 199 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9781481437684
1481437682
Author Notes: Avi was born in 1937, in the city of New York and raised in Brooklyn. He began his writing career as a playwright, and didn't start writing childrens books until he had kids of his own.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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