The Queen's Own Fool  •  Robert J. Harris  •  Jane Yolen LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS This excellent historical young adult novel relates the life of Mary Queen of Scots as witnessed by her jester, a spunky orphan named Nicola. Following Nicola (and Mary) from France to Scotland, the authors expertly recreate an era of intrigue, nationalist conflicts and entrenched class divisions. (SCT55, $7.99)