By Sally Nicholls (author) Part of the Barrington Stoke Teen series
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Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8
Award-winning Sally Nicholls brings medieval romance to life in this easy-to-read and vivid story about young love which shows that despite the years between then and now the feelings of young lovers remain unchanged! When Dan arrives to train as a page in her father’s court, feisty young Elinor falls deeply in love with him.
When her father discovers, he is furious. He has other plans for his daughter. Will Elinor have to submit to his will or will she be able to find her own happiness?
Beautiful romance from an award-winning author. 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 readers of 12+
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.
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Beautiful romance from an award-winning author. Lady Elinor of Hardford has fallen in love for the first time, with Dan, her cousin and knight-in-training.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Lily, A Rose and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
A Lily, A Rose features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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A Lily, A Rose was written by Sally Nicholls and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
A Lily, A Rose has 65 pages
Yes it is part of Barrington Stoke Teen series
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