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Victoria: Portrait of a Queen Hardcover – November 7, 2017

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    Clarion Books
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Gr 6 Up—This intimate portrait of Queen Victoria simultaneously provides a panorama of the 19th century's great cultural, political, and technological upheaval. Victoria's life is novelistic in scope, and Reef deftly integrates primary sources. Speaking through her diaries and letters, the young Victoria engages readers in her passionate struggle for self-determination. As an older queen, her stormy opposition to the reforming Prime Minister Gladstone provides ample drama. Balancing Victoria's voice, her family, prime ministers, and the British public, Reef offers myriad, often dissenting, perspectives. While the queen embodied middle-class domesticity, Reef reminds readers that she also oversaw the British Empire. A prime example is Victoria's balancing of her eldest son's education and the outbreak of the Crimean War. The plentiful lush images track both Victoria's Britain and changing artistic technologies and styles, from satirical Regency cartoons to family photographs. The appendices include a précis of the limits of monarchical power, a family tree, and a list of British rulers. Fact-seekers can navigate the extensive back matter with much success. VERDICT For history buffs and fans of historical fiction, this biography allows readers to immerse themselves in 19th-century voices and aesthetics.—Katherine Magyarody, Texas A&M University, College Station

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? "A biography fit for a queen." —Kirkus, starred review "For history buffs and fans of historical fiction, this biography allows readers to immerse themselves in 19th-century voices and aesthetics." —School Library Journal "Reef’s storytelling is impeccably paced, covering Victoria’s eighty-plus years with ease and assurance... This will be a valuable companion for lovers of Victorian period fiction and a satisfying read for biography fans." —Bulletin "Eminently readable with lavish illustrations and photographs, Victoria: Portrait of a Queen is an engrossing biography of the woman for whom the nineteenth century was named the Victorian Age. Readers will come away with a personal connection to what Lord Salisbury meant when he said, “She has been a great instance of government by example, by esteem, by love.” —VOYA "Full of color portraits, period engravings, and fascinating photographs of the queen, her consort, and her progeny, this endeavor is made to pore over again and again... Anglophiles and history lovers should definitely enjoy this." —Booklist "Full of primary source material and spectacular paintings in full color as well as back matter that includes a Windsor family tree, source notes, and a rich bibliography, this is a biography for Victoriana and history lovers alike."—Horn Book —

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books (November 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0544716140
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544716148
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1030L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.17 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.89 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Catherine Reef

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Catherine Reef is the recipient of the 2020 Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award, which recognizes her significant contribution to the quality of nonfiction for young readers. Her many books for young people and adults have earned wide recognition.

In recent years Catherine has specialized in biography. Her most recent book, MARY SHELLEY: THE STRANGE TRUE TALE OF FRANKENSTEIN'S CREATOR, introduces the woman who, at eighteen, authored one of the world's most enduring horror classics. This story of love, tragedy and survival gained for Catherine the NOBLE Award for Young Adult Nonfiction and was named to several year-end "best" lists.

Catherine's dual biography, FRIDA & DIEGO: ART, LOVE, LIFE, explores the lives and work of two remarkable artists admired in Mexico and throughout the world, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, in a colorful, richly illustrated format. One of Booklist’s Top Ten Arts Books for Youth 2014, FRIDA & DIEGO received starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal and Booklist.

Catherine also wrote THE BRONTE SISTERS: THE BRIEF LIVES OF CHARLOTTE, EMILY, AND ANNE. This popular young adult book received three starred reviews and was named to several annual lists of “best” books, including Kirkus’s Best Books for Teens, Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Books and the Amelia Bloomer Project List.

Among Catherine’s other notable books are FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: THE COURAGEOUS LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY NURSE, recipient of four starred reviews, an Outstanding Science Trade Book and a Notable Social Studies Trade Book; and VICTORIA: PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN, one of the Denver Library's Best and Brightest Books for 2017 and Bank Street College's Best Books of 2017.

Catherine works hard at her writing, but she also loves to travel, read, work with her hands and spend time with her family and friends. She likes to cook and can bake a prize-worthy apple pie.

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