Kathryn Lasky 
Mary Queen of Scots 

At just 11 years old, the young princess Mary is sent from her native Scotland to live in the court of her future father-in-law, King Henry II of France. She spends her time attending balls, hunting and hawking, learning Latin and fractions and music, and playing with her future husband, Francis. But all the while Mary is quiteaware of her role as the betrothed to France’s royal family.