Nielsen, Jennifer A.

The False Prince / Jennifer A. Nielsen. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press, c2012. - 342 p. : map ; 21 cm. - The ascendance trilogy ; bk. 1. .

In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.

710 Lexile.

MSBA nominee 2013-14.

ISBN: 9780545284134 (hbk.) 0545284139 (hbk.) 9780545284141 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011006692

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Impersonation
Princes
Orphans
Courts and courtiers
Secrecy

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]