Meyer, Carolyn. Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

MEYER, Carolyn. Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici. 261p. (Young Royals Series). CIP. Harcourt. 2007. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-205588-2. LC 2006028876.

Gr 5-9--This novel relates the rise and fall of Florence's Medici family through the eyes of the young Duchessina. Even as a toddler, the orphan recognizes the importance of her family name and strives to live a normal life, although she is considered by many relatives to be a political pawn. Despite being imprisoned and tormented as a child, she overcomes her …