Palace of Mirrors
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Somewhere in the world I have a tiara in a little box. It is not safe for me to wear it… It is not safe for me even to tell anyone who I really am. But I know—I have always known. Cecilia knows that she is not just another peasant girl; she is actually the true princess, in hiding until the evil forces that killed her parents are vanquished. A commoner named Desmia is….Read More
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