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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The smile The smile Donna Jo Napoli In Renaissance Italy, Elisabetta longs for romance, and when Leonardo da Vinci introduces her to Guiliano de Medici, whose family rules Florence but is about to be deposed, she has no inkling of the … OL11787143W
City of Swords (Stravaganza #6) City of Swords (Stravaganza #6) Mary Hoffman When desperately unhappy Laura, who secretly performs self-mutilation, finds her talisman and transports to Fortezza, a parallel world that resembles the Italian Renaissance city-state of Lucca, she … OL16442208W
Jepp, who defied the stars Jepp, who defied the stars Katherine Marsh "Jepp, a teenage dwarf living in 16th century Europe, leaves home to seek his destiny"-- OL16529209W
Jepp, who defied the stars Jepp, who defied the stars Katherine Marsh Imprisoned and compelled to be a court dwarf in a royal Spanish palace after leaving his countryside home, Jepp of Astraveld endures a humiliating existence along with his friend Lia before an escape… OL17867602W
My faire lady My faire lady Laura Wettersten After breaking up with her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Rowena takes an out-of-town summer job at a Renaissance fair, but romantic entanglements soon follow. OL17882012W
Stravaganza Stravaganza Mary Hoffman Feeling inferior to her talented twin brother, teenaged Isabel is transported to a parallel world that resembles the Italian Renaissance city-state of Ravenna, where she tries to save the city from a… OL18804928W
The kingdom of little wounds The kingdom of little wounds Susann Cokal On the eve of Princess Sophia's wedding the Scandinavian city of Skyggehavn prepares to fete the occasion with a sumptuous display of riches. Yet beneath the veneer of celebration, a shiver of darkne… OL19973344W
Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal Robert T. Reilly In 1587, teenaged Hugh Roe O'Donnell, son of the rulers of Donegal, is seized by the English and imprisoned in Dublin Castle for three years before escaping to join in the struggle to rid Ireland of … OL2770113W