By Sally Nicholls (author) , Nadiyah Suyatna (illustrator)
"A twisty tale of courtly kissing and self-determination in the age of knights"
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Written by the acclaimed author of Things A Bright Girl Can Do , Sally Nicholls’ The Knight’s Kiss sees a sharp-witted young Lady craft her escape of an arranged marriage. With short chapters and dyslexic-friendly paper, this is especially suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic teen readers, particularly those who adore tales of female derring-do, for this spritely, romantic romp fizzes with a spirit of independence.
Fourteen-year-old Lady Elinor leads a lonely life until her cousin Dan, a Knight-in-training, comes to Hardford Castle to learn from her father. In Dan, Elinor finds someone to play games with, banter with, and fall in love with. But tragically, Lady Elinor’s father has other ideas for his daughter’s future. As revealed after he walks in on the young couple kissing, he wants her to marry Sir William, his fifty-year-old friend.
While Sir William turns out to be a kindly man, Elinor remains determined to marry her true love and so sets about controlling her own destiny, though her plan leads to an entirely unexpected outcome…
Lady Elinor of Hardford has fallen in love for the first time, with Dan, her cousin and knight-in-training. But her father has other plans. She must marry his friend, Sir William of Courtney - and he's nearly 50! Ellie must draw on all her skills to work out a solution to her dilemma. Can she change her father's mind? And will she ever get to marry Dan?
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Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic teen readers.
Sally Nicholls is a highly acclaimed writer for children, best known for her sensitive portrayal of difficult subjects for a younger age group. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages and her YA novel about the suffrage movement, Things a Bright Girl Can Do was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Sally grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever , won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal, twice.
She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.
Photo credit Joe Ratzer
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Lady Elinor of Hardford has fallen in love for the first time, with Dan, her cousin and knight-in-training. But her father has other plans.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Knight's Kiss and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
The Knight's Kiss features in the following genres: Dyslexia Friendly Books for Teens, Recommendations, Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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The Knight's Kiss was written by Sally Nicholls and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
The Knight's Kiss has 72 pages
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