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	The Boy King's Tale: As Told By Geoffrey Chaucer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frankenstein Diaries: The Romantics: The Secret Memoirs of Mary Shelley by Michael January (Goodreads Author), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy King's Tale: as Told by Geoffrey Chaucer 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Memoirs of Mary Shelley: Frankenstein Diaries - The Romantics by Michael January (Goodreads Author), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aces: A Novel of Pilots in WWII 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Favorite Castles of Germany 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Memoirs of Mary Shelley: Frankenstein Diaries: The Romantics by Michael January (Goodreads Author), Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The Boy King’s Tale” wins Honorable Mention in Readers' Favorite Book Awards

My historical true story novel of the young years of England’s King Edward III "Boy King's Tale”, has won Honorable Mention in recognition of excellence in writing for Young Adult Adventure in the 2023 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards .

This follows the previous Historical Fiction Award of Excellence from the Historical Fiction Company. Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 02, 2023 12:30 • Tags: award-win, boy-king, historical-fiction, ya

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