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Summary: A good new book from the Royal Diaries series.
Review: Before Kristina was born, her parents, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and his wife Maria Eleonora, had tried for years to have a child that survived. While her mother was pregnant with her, astrologers predicted Kristina would be a boy. Kristina's mother wept with disappointment upon discovering that her newborn infant was female, but her father declared his daughter would be as good as any boy. And when no more children were born to her parents and her father died when Kristina was just six, she inherited the throne of Sweden. Now eleven years old and waiting for the day when she will be old enough to rule on her own, Kristina begins a diary on Midsummer Day, 1638. She describes her education, which is that of a boy, as well as holidays and festivals and her difficult relationship with her mother. I highly recommend this book to all fans of The Royal Diaries series.
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Summary: not everyone wants to be a "queen"
Review: But they might want to be a king. Kirstina: The Girl King is a fabulous addition to the Royal Diaries series. Before reading, I hadn't ever heard of her, but after reading about her in this book, I truly admire her rebelious manner about not marrying and avoiding other things women were meant to learn those days. She is not your average queen type, she is more of a ... king.
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Summary: A Mediocre Royal Diaries Book - Kristina: The Girl King
Review: Having a touch of Swedish/Finnish ancestry in my blood, I picked up this book wanting to know more about Queen Kristina of Sweden.
Kristina, the last Vasa heir to the throne, was born in Sweden in 1626 to the Swedish King Gustave II Adolf and his German-born wife, Queen Marie Eleonora of Brandenburg. Because Kristina was the couple's only surviving child, Queen Marie Eleonora was devastated that she hadn't produced a male heir to the throne, and after her husband's death when their child was only six, was later portrayed by historians as "unstable." Her husband, on the contrary, was delighted with his child and declared Kristina "King of Sweden," and she grew up as the "girl-king," led primarily by a group of older male advisors.
In the early 1650s, Kristina renounced her crown because of her inclination to Catholicism (Sweden was and still is a dominantly Protestant country). She moved to Rome, where she became a Catholic, and greatly contributed to art, literature, and music. She died in 1689 following a long illness. She is also known for never marrying, and she greatly admired the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I of England, who also never married.
This book was different from the other Royal Diaries books. It was not my favorite one, probably close to my least (if not the least), for some reason. I will give the author credit, however, for weaving an interesting story out of the life of "Kristina: The Girl King" of Sweden.-AG
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Summary: A Review of Kristina: The Girl King
Review: I'm surprised Kristina didn't have mental problems when she got older. She had to live with her crazy mother who constantly criticizes her, and made Kristina live with her at her castle with her father's coffin, and a bunch of dwarfs. She gets nightmares whenever she is around/hears from her mother. Kristina was raised as a king because her parents had no other children. She gets to live with her Aunt Katerina after living with her mother for awhile. Aunt Katerina loves Kristina and takes better care of her than her mother does. This is a great new read from the Royal Diaries. I enjoyed reading about another queen (king in Kristina's case) that wouldn't marry because she didn't want to be ruled by a man. You should read this book!!
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Summary: Kristina, The Girl King A+
Review: Kristina, daughter of King Gustav II of Sweden, is a different and fun look into a little known figure. Being the only child of King Gustav, she has been brought up under male customs so she may become Sweden's next king. Taking place during the half way mark where she will become king, we learn many things in this book. We learn about her crazy and eccentric mother. We can also see the many male habits she has been brought up with. Throughout the book we question, why is she like this? Has she been brainwashed? Kristina, The Girl King will lead you on a great path. I promise you won't want to put it down. Although the first few pages are a bit boring, continue reading because the rest of the book is great.
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Summary: Wonderful, and very interesting.
Review: Kristina, the Girl King, is on eof the best Royal Diaries. Not onkly is it brilliantly written, with a superb plot, but through Kristina's tales of Sweedens history, it is very interesting and educational.
Telling past hisory through the character, using tales of her family, is not somethiing that has been done much in other Royal Diaries. However, Kristina did, and it worked very well. Also, Kristina had an interesting twist, involving Kristina being raised as a king, and this made the book quite funny.
I would definitely reccomend this book, it is one of the best Royal Diaries!
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Summary: An Educational Book
Review: This book is about Kristina, a Sweedish Princess, whom is raised to act like a king. Not only was the book interesting and enjoyable to read, but like most Royal Diarie books, very educational. Much of the information in this book is accurate. It shows a unique side of history which we readers don't get to see very often. It tells of Sweedish royalty as apposed to the English/British we normally learn about (not that there is anything wrong with that, I am both British and French myself).
I would recommened this book for anyone whom enjoys learning about history, or just enjoys a good book.
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Summary: Kristina-The Girl King.Fabulous!
Review: This book is really, really good.I really enjoyed it.This book is about Kristina,princess of Sweden.Kristina is a strong-minded character in this book who wants to follow the moral of Queen Elizabeth,to never marry.Kristina,though a girl enjoys the life of a boy.After one of her friend's death.Kristina's life turns upside-down and is puzzled at her friend's attraction towards her.This book is one of a kind and one of the best Royal Diary Books.It's as interesting and creative as Kazunomiya,the best royal Diary book yet.I strongly reccomend this book.It unlike 'The Lady Of Palenque' has strong characters that you feel friendly with and will soon love.Some of the parts in this book are about the politics in Sweden and those parts are very interesting.Also parts in this book are touching and sad.You may not be able to get this book but try hard to get it.It's good!I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is definately a good book for someone about 10 or 11. Its got history and its also entertaining. However if you are any older than 12 I think you will find the book a little childish and a very quick read. I have noticed that the more books are published in this series the shorter and (I think) the less interesting they tend to be. The first royal diaries are the best. Still this is a good book to look at even if you only read the the historical part, so consider picking it up someday.
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Summary: not the best
Review: to me .this book was definately NOT one of the best in the series.I admire the Kristina,but this book was slow and dull.It was practiacally all about the politics of sweden.very dull.
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