May 2019: Sŏndŏk: Princess of the Moon and Stars, Korea, 595 A.D.April 2019: Lady of Ch’iao Kuo: Warrior of the South, Southern China, 531 A.D.March 2019: Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.Click on the princess’ name to learn a bit more about them!
(They’re kind of hard to find, but I was able to get the missing books from my collection used via Amazon! You just have to get crafty – make sure you browse all of the used options & you’ll definitely find some cheap ones).
Below is my schedule but I’ll be updating it as I go! If you want to read along with me, I’m so happy to have you. Over the next 20 months, I’m going to read (at least) one diary a month, starting chronologically. It’ll be interesting to see if or how my life has changed at the end of this project. I like the feel of something to return to month after month. And sharing what I feel with you! Part reread, part review, part journal entry.Īlso, I like a long project. Thinking about how they reflect upon my life – then and now. So, I’ll be reading each one and keeping my own (not so royal) diary as I go along. I don’t think I read all 20 as a kid (though I’m sure I read at least 14). I learned about young women who struck out on their own – whether because they chose to or because circumstance demanded it.Īnd I’m interested to see how it feels now. I learned from Eleanor that drinking unclean water can lead to serious health problems (after I spent two weeks trying to tell my mom that I thought I had a worm in my brain until she told me that was unlikely, as I lived in suburban New Jersey). I learned from Marie Antoinette what “dauphin” means. I learned about cultures of royalty all across the world. These are the books that got my hooked on historical fiction. I’d copy the entries down into my own diary as if my life was just like theirs. The Royal Diaries series was a favorite of mine – I constantly read and reread these pieces of historical fiction as a child. Get me talking about anything from American Girl Dolls to Country Mouse and City Mouse to Twister and I won’t stop.
Scrunchies and braids and middle grade – oh, my! Over the next 20 months, I’ll be indulging my inner princess and reliving one of my favorite series: The Royal Diaries, from Scholastic Press.
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