The Royal Diary Series

This eighteen volume series, published by Scholastic, chronicles specific time periods of royal women in history.



Being slightly obsessed with British history of late, I've focused on the monarchies of England.



The books are written diary style from the perspective of the subject. All of the books I've read include a note from the author discussing which parts are history and which parts are fiction. Also included at the end are images related to each subject.

I'd recommend these books to any 3rd-6th grader interested in the subject.

Titles I've read so far:
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla by Carolyn Meyer
Elizabeth: Red Rose of the House of Tudor by Kathryn Lasky
Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia by Anna Kirwan

The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan

This book is an in-between read. It was released just prior to the fifth (and final?) Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Last Olympian.

This little tome is lighter-hearted, but still full of serious adventure. I get the feeling that I will enjoy The Last Olympian more for having read it.






The other books in the Percy Jackson series have been a source of great entertainment and a fun trip through Greek Mythology. I've read the first four (all five titles are listed below), and recommend them to any reader that enjoys adventure. To read them independently, the reader needs to have about a fourth grade reading level.


The Lightening Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian