{"product_id":"the-lacemaker-and-the-princess-9781416985839","title":"The Lacemaker and the Princess","description":"ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD ISABELLE IS A LACEMAKER IN THE TOWN OF VERSAILLES. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One day as she delivers lace to the palace, she is almost trampled by a crowd of courtiers -- only to be rescued by Marie Antoinette. Before Isabelle can believe it, she has a new job -- companion to the queen's daughter. Isabelle is given a fashionable name, fashionable dresses -- a new identity. At home she plies her needle under her grandmother's disapproving eye. At the palace she is playmate to a princess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thrown into a world of luxury, Isabelle is living a fairy-tale life. But this facade begins to crumble when rumors of starvation in the countryside lead to whispers of revolution. How can Isabelle reconcile the ugly things she hears in the town with the kind family she knows in the palace? And which side is she truly on? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by an actual friendship between the French princess and a commoner who became her companion, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley offers a vivid portrait of life inside the palace of Versailles -- and a touching tale of two friends divided by class and the hunger for equality and freedom that fueled the French Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberly Brubaker Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several historical novels, including \u003ci\u003eFor Freedom: The Story of a French Spy, \u003c\/i\u003e which received starred reviews in \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and was an IRA Teacher's Choice, a \u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e Top Shelf Fiction selection, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and a Bank Street Best Book. She lives with her husband and two children in Bristol, Tennessee\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676214006034,"sku":"9781416985839","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d76275f7-60f7-4f66-8153-7c7a221ae3aa.jpg?v=1733877438","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lacemaker-and-the-princess-9781416985839","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}