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Original Title:	A Murder for Her Majesty
ISBN:	0395616190 (ISBN13: 9780395616192)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Yorkshire, England(United Kingdom)
Literary Awards:	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1988)

A Murder for Her Majesty

Beth Hilgartner

Paperback | Pages: 256 pages

Rating: 4.22 | 2350 Users | 186 Reviews

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Title	:	A Murder for Her Majesty
Author	:	Beth Hilgartner
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	January 20th 1992 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published January 20th 1986)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade

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I usually criticize books, and pick on every single bad thing about them. The characters are weak... The plot was limp, and "horrid"... Or, most terribly, the storytelling was atrocious. That wasn't the case with this book. And it pleasantly surprised me with no feminist sort of messages. "Girls can be like guys." "Girls are just as good as guys." "Girls aren't weak." "Girls are best." To those of you who know me well enough, you can probably imagine me saying those messages in a mocking tone. How I really hate those messages! So tiresome, and ultimately ruin a novel for me. And there was plenty of chances to do so in this book. Alice could have always been thinking up all the smart stuff. She could always be the hero. She could have become conceited and gotten a swollen head, and used her status to boss people around. Thank heavens she didn't. But what delighted me was the refreshing balance; she was witty, but not tiresomely. She was brave, but not in the way that makes one roll their eyes. A really wonderful character! I enjoyed her. Geoffrey kept me laughing. I enjoyed his witticism and his loyalty to his friends. Timothy was kind to Morris when I would have smacked him. I pleasantly hated "Father" whatsims. The Dame was easy to dislike, but one comes to see the softer heart at the ending. And although the introduction to Lady "Jenny" was brief, I ended up liking her! =) Good job, Hilgartner. The storytelling was, I'd have to say, really good, because it wasn't too slow so that I felt that it was wearisome, and wasn't too fast so that I couldn't catch what was going on. It was also intriguing and not from a narrative perspective (what some people might call an "I" book, from the perspective of the main character). This was a nice break, because lately I've been reading books that are like that. So I just happened to read this book at the right time. The funniest thing was that when they first mentioned Master Kenton (is that his name?), I thought, Oh, he's going to adopt Alice in the end. I didn't know anything about him. They hadn't said anything yet. But I just had this thought--and, obviously (spoiler!), this was not true, although I think he would have if he'd been allowed to. The plot was amazingly fantastic in the sense that it's quite out of this world. I never found out why it was that the men wanted to murder her father anyway, if it wasn't from the queen's orders. Why did they want to murder her? I don't know, but not every scrap of information is required to make a book a good one. So, reading this review, you'd think that I'd rate it five stars? Yes, why did I rate it four stars? I'm waiting for the perfect book to appear on the bookshelf one day. For now, I'd have to say that this is a clear favorite.

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I was disappointed in what had looked like a promising historical novel for younger readers. A cathedral choir school in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I as a setting seemed quite interesting and original, but I was not impressed by the depth of the author's research. One example of an obvious gaffe: a character preparing for a Christmas service is looking out copies of 'Ding Dong Merrily On High'-- a set of lyrics not written until the early 20th C, though set to an older tune. A detail easily

What a wonderful book this is! This was my second time reading it, and I found it just as enjoyably, if not more enjoyable, than when I first read it. If you like historical fiction, mixed with a little mystery and suspense, plus some humor, than you must read this book. It had it all.I will warn you that this book is very hard to put down. I read in less than 24 hours! Partly because I have a habit of finishing books reasonably fast, but still, that's a record for me. It has a great plot, and I

This was a very good story. The story was quite different than any other that I have read. I truly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. I plan to look for other books by this author.

2018 ReviewI forgot how much I adore this book. It is seriously so good. I love all the characters and the plot and the history. This is basically the definition of a five star read in my mind. Original ReviewI LOVE this book. I've read it OVER AND OVER AND OVER and I recommend it again and again!

I loved this book as a kid and look back at it fondly now, even though I realize it's extremely historically inaccurate for historical fiction. Alice Tuckfield witnesses her father's murder and overhears the killers state that "Her Majesty will be pleased." Fleeing before they can kill her or arrange for her to be imprisoned, she ends up disguising herself as a boy and joining a church choir. Hi-jinks promptly ensue, musical and otherwise, and Alice eventually gets found out, but not before

Love love love this book. I purchased it a few years ago since it was a childhood favorite, but only recently re-read. It's the kind of story you want to re-read every year as the weather is starting to grow cooler and you just want to curl up in a blanket for a weekend with a good book. I remember seeing this title in the library when I was 9 or 10 and being so afraid of it because it had "murder" in the title! Finally, I made myself read it and learned an important lesson that has changed my

One for the kids. An adventure not a mystery, exceedingly anachronistic (details of food, Christmas customs, conversation styles... all much more 1920 than 1590), and rather cheesy: and yet it was still fun, heartwarming, neatly musical (girl on the run cuts hair and hides among the choir of York Minster) and impossible not to like. Its "old-fashioned" elements are surprisingly winsome.