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No.

Not the Palace.

Anywhere but the Palace.

12-year-old Alexander Buchan was once content, training as a falconer at Strathbogie Castle in Huntly. But when his Earl sends him to Edinburgh to the courtof the newly arrived Mary, Queen of Scots, the boy finds himself lured into a world of intrigue, terror and treachery.Alexander knows right from wrong, but how can he hope to outwit the Earl''s murderous messenger? Surely no one can defy such a powerful master whose wife is rumoured to be a witch!

Soon, more than the boy''s own life is at stake:his friend Lizzie is arrested and thethe angry clouds of Reformation Scotland gather around the young Queen.

It seems that Alexander must spy or die.

The Boy the Witch The Queen of Scots

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      Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/11/2024
      ISBN13: 9781804251317, 978-1804251317
      ISBN10: 1804251313
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      No.

      Not the Palace.

      Anywhere but the Palace.

      12-year-old Alexander Buchan was once content, training as a falconer at Strathbogie Castle in Huntly. But when his Earl sends him to Edinburgh to the courtof the newly arrived Mary, Queen of Scots, the boy finds himself lured into a world of intrigue, terror and treachery.Alexander knows right from wrong, but how can he hope to outwit the Earl''s murderous messenger? Surely no one can defy such a powerful master whose wife is rumoured to be a witch!

      Soon, more than the boy''s own life is at stake:his friend Lizzie is arrested and thethe angry clouds of Reformation Scotland gather around the young Queen.

      It seems that Alexander must spy or die.

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