Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles (Austria-Hungary, 1769)  •  Kathryn Lasky LITERATURE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 238 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) The ill-fated future queen of France records life at the Habsburg palace in Austria in this novel-in-diary-format, written by the reliably excellent children's author Kathryn Lasky. The teenaged Marie is almost of marrying age, and the future is full of possibility. An entry in Scholastic's "Princess Diaries" series, for ages 9 to 12. The book is designed to feel like a real princess's diary, with gold-embossed pages and a sturdy binding. (FRN342, $10.95)
The Three Golden Keys  •  Peter Sis LITERATURE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 64 PAGES • FAMILY Either by magic or trick of memory, author/illustrator Peter Sis is transported to the Prague of his childhood. As in all of Sis's books, the imaginary gets mixed up with the real -- in this book, he meets characters from Czech folklore, including the Golem and Hanus the Clockmaker. Prague, so often called a "fairy tale city," is at its most fairy tale-ish in this sophisticated, entrancing picture book. Intended for grade-school children, the book will appeal equally (or more) to parents. (CZH39, $23.00)
Wilhelm Tell  •  Friedrich von Schiller 1973 •  PAPER (AST03, $17.00)