The False Prince by Jennifer A. NielsenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The False Prince by Utah author Jennifer A. Nielsen, is one that will appeal to both boys and girls. The premise of the story is that Connor, a nobleman of the king's court, has decided on a plan to bring back the lost and presumed dead son of the king to take over the throne. The object is to avoid a division in the country. He finds four orphan boys that resemble the son with the hope that he can train one of them well enough to impersonate the lost prince. Sage, one of the boys chosen, is defiant and hard to manage, but knows as the other boys do, that if he is not chosen, he will be killed. As the story unfolds, we find each boy vying for the title with varying degrees of success in pleasing Conner. There is definitely treachery involved as more and more of the plot is revealed. Although, first in a series, the book stands alone with an open but satisfying conclusion.
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