Iowa Teen Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
FOUR BOYS.
ONE TREACHEROUS PLAN.
AN ENTIRE KINGDOM TO FOOL.
In a faraway land, civil war is brewing. To unify his kingdom's divided people, a nobleman named Conner devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king s long-lost son and install him on the throne. Four orphans are forced -to compete for the role, including a defiant and clever boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point — he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. His rivals will be devising their own plots as well, so Sage must trust no one and keep his thoughts hidden.
As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of deceit unfolds, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.
ONE TREACHEROUS PLAN.
AN ENTIRE KINGDOM TO FOOL.
In a faraway land, civil war is brewing. To unify his kingdom's divided people, a nobleman named Conner devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king s long-lost son and install him on the throne. Four orphans are forced -to compete for the role, including a defiant and clever boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point — he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. His rivals will be devising their own plots as well, so Sage must trust no one and keep his thoughts hidden.
As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of deceit unfolds, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.
Series Placement
Book 1
Awards
California Young Reader Medal
2015 · Middle School · Nominee
California Young Reader Medal
2015 · Middle School · Winner
Georgia Children's Book Award
2015 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Golden Archer Award
2015 · Middle/Junior High · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2015 · Intermediate · Winner
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Third Place
Nene Award
2015 · Children's Fiction · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2015 · Teen · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2015 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Winner
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2015 · Middle Grades · Nominee
Beehive Award
2014 · Young Adult · Winner
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2014 · Children's · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2014 · Tween · Winner
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2014 · Middle School · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
2014 · Grades 3-6 · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2014 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2014 · Junior Book · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Truman Readers Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Utah Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Winner
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2014 · Middle School · Nominee
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2013 · Middle Readers · Finalist
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
Utah Book Award
2013 · Young Adult · Winner
Cybils
2012 · Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr · Winner
