"A creepy, mysterious dollhouse takes center stage in this atmospheric middle-grade mystery for fans of Doll Bones and Small Spaces. Alice's world is falling apart. Her parents are getting a divorce, and they've cancelled their yearly cottage trip -- the one thing that gets Alice through the school year. Instead, Alice and her mom are heading to some small town where Alice's mom will be a live-in nurse to a rich elderly lady. The house is huge, imposing...

By offering a dramatic episode from their childhoods, a profile of five juvenile royals reveals the often startling realities of the life and times of these child rulers, including Mary Queen of Scots, the Dalai Lama, and King Tutankhamun.