Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen
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Publisher Description
A sweeping adventure filled with a hidden island, family secrets, shocking betrayals, amazing music, and girl power, by iconic Spice Girl, songwriter and author Geri Halliwell-Horner.
It's time to find your power.
Suddenly orphaned and alone, Rosie Frost is sent to the mysterious Bloodstone Island—home not only to a school for extraordinary teens, but also a sanctuary for endangered species. There, Rosie confronts a menacing deputy headmaster, a group of mean kids intent on destroying her, and shocking family secrets. She also discovers that history can come to life in ways she never could have imagined.
When the island itself comes under threat, Rosie knows she must enter and win the Falcon Queen games in a desperate bid to save it.
But Rosie can't do it alone. She finds that believing in herself—and her friends—is the first step to finding the power she never knew she had.
*All books contain a QR code with access to original songs by Geri Halliwell-Horner!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In an effervescent fantasy series launch with a conservation bent from musician Halliwell-Horner, also known as Ginger Spice, orphaned 13-year-old Rosie Frost is enrolled in a secret boarding school. Founded by Queen Elizabeth I to honor her mother, Anne Boleyn, Heverbridge School is an academy for exceptional students and Tudor descendants. It's also located off England's coast on Bloodstone Island, a hidden haven for some of the world's "rarest and most impressive" plants and animals. Rosie arrives at Heverbridge seeking comfort and answers; instead, rich kids bully her, and imperious deputy administrator Mr. Hemlock belittles and gaslights her. To survive, Rosie keeps her head down, until she discovers that Mr. Hemlock is planning something harmful to the island's endangered species. Hoping that the prestige of a win could provide her with the platform to incite change, she enters Heverbridge's highly competitive Falcon Queen games, a tournament meant to test students' courage. Though the plot follows a familiar path, smart twists rooted in real-life history add excitement, and Anne Boleyn's indomitable spirit literally and figuratively haunts this lively debut, inspiring Rosie and propelling the tale's feminist, eco-preservationist message. Rosie cues as white; the boldly drawn supporting cast is racially diverse. Ages 10–up.
