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Author Insight
Opening Doors
Queen Ethelberga invites 10-year-old Hildeburg to approach her seat, and lets the child hold the book. The object is the most magnificent item Hildeburg has ever seen. As if that isn't enough, the queen says she will show Hildeburg how she reads. The queen knows Hildeburg doesn't understand Latin, but she introduces Hildeburg to the concept. The door to Hildeburg's future is about to open.
Book Excerpt
Saxon Heroines
I feel everyone’s eyes on me as I walk the length of the hall. The queen waves her lady away and motions for me to sit next to her.
“Would you like to see the book?” she asks.
“Yes, please, Your Grace.”
“Come sit beside me, and I’ll show you how I read.”
The book is beautiful. It’s bound in leather with golden designs on the cover. The pages inside are thick with black marks on them, and there are beautiful drawings with colors.
“Would you like to hold it?”
“Yes,” I breathe.
She places it in my lap and lets me turn the pages. They feel like thin leather.
“It’s from Frankland,” she says. “Now I’ll show you how I read.”
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