Pretty Maids in a Row

by Teri Kanefield

A time travel adventure.

Mattie from Los Angeles learns how it feels to walk in the shoes of Mary Queen of Scots.

She discovers that being the pampered darling of the French court isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.While being kissed by a real prince has a certain appeal, and turning down the marriage proposal of a king can give a girl confidence, a young queen who does not learn to distinguish flattery from true friendship is bound to come to a tragic end.

130 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 12, 2015

About the author

I started out teaching English at the college and university level while writing novels, short stories, and children’s books. Then I went to law school, dedicated my law practice to defending people who could not afford to pay, kept writing books, took a detour into writing legal analysis for The Washington Post and other mainstream media outlets, wrote more books, and here I am.

Along the way, my writing has earned numerous awards and honors, including the Jane Addams Book Award, the Orbis Pictus Honor, and the Carter G. Woodson Middle-Grade Level Book Award.

For more about me and my writing, please visit www.terikanefield.com

Reviews

[Elsbeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learning history from inside a queen, makes for a wonderful adventure. I felt sad at the end of the book, because 'I' had to leave such a good friend as Mary Seton behind...
Thank you, Teri Kanefield, for sharing this!

[Sandra Stiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed ehre are my own.

I am and have always been a fan of time travel. Teri Kanefield is a master story teller when it comes to time travel stories. The main character is a fourteen year old girl named Mattie. She and her parents are in France when she is transported into the body of Mary, Queen of Scots. Most time travel stories places the main character in the historical time period. This book drops the mai character into another body. Mattie has to figure out whether she should do what she knows is best or make a decision that could change history. This is an awesome way to do historical fiction.

One of the lessons, (yes, you knew there had to be a lesson) was about how life for women was different. They were expected to behave a certain way and they were expected to stay in their place. She also learned that some of her problems, time had not changed. Like all of Teri's books I will proudly put this on my shelves at school. This is one I will also recommend to our school librarian, As long as Teri is writing books she will have a reader in me. I highly recommend this book to all time travel fans or fans of the Tudor period.

[T.D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terri Kanefield has written another entertaining and educational (yes, those CAN go together) book for middle grade readers. I enjoyed this book, as I have enjoyed all of Teri Kanefield's books. She has a knack for taking historical facts and weaving them into an interesting story. I would have loved the book to be longer and explore more of the history and flesh out the characters in more depth. I would really be interested in a companion book to learn what happened to Queen Mary during Mattie's time in the past! This is another Teri Kanefield book that I will be happily passing along to my children for some entertaining and educational reading.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.

I loved this book! It's a wonderful, beautifully written story. Readers are transported through time (along with the main character) to learn historically accurate details about what it TRULY means to be a princess or queen. Kanefield masterfully weaves together fact and fiction to create a narrative that young people will find entertaining, educational, and even applicable to their own lives. I especially loved her portrayal of Mary Seton.
This has been one of my favorite wins so far. I am passing it on to my daughters (ages 12 and 14) as well as my adult reader friends. Get your hands on a copy!

[Tracey Digilormo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Teri has a writing style that is hard to find. When I read her books the description of the people and places make you feel like you are in the story. Every book I have read by her has been able to teach a lesson.

I can not wait to read more.

Have you grab you copy yet? No??? What are you waiting on? Yes??? Didn't you just love it?

[Angela Lambkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was a very good,clean fast moving time travel adventure story. I enjoyed it a lot! Of Mattie becoming the Queen of Scotland,etc.. Fr these reasons I would love to give this a five star rating and especially recommend this for girls ages 9-18. I received this ebook for free and in return, here is honest review. Great job Teri! By Angela