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    Royal Treatment
    Royal Treatment
    Royal Treatment
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    Royal Treatment

    By K. R. Coleman

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    Grace is floored to learn that she is royalty. When this unpopular nobody from America arrives in the European country of Evonia, she finds herself at the center of a crowd of young nobility. But just as she's finally found a way to fit in, Grace learns that her new friends might be using her. Where will this out-of-place girl turn? This escapist coming-of-age story features intrigue and strong girl appeal to engage reluctant readers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2018
    ISBN9781541531437
    Royal Treatment
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    K. R. Coleman

    K. R. Coleman is a writer and teacher. She lives in South Minneapolis with her husband, two boys, and a dog named Happy.

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      The summer I turned sixteen seemed to stretch before me like the endless cornfields that surrounded my hometown of Colton, Iowa. I was bored. I was restless. And thanks to my parents’ recent divorce, I no longer had a permanent home. Instead I was stuck rolling back and forth between my parents’ places on my skateboard.

      I found myself wishing that at least one of my parents had moved somewhere more interesting after the split.

      Even though we’d lived in Colton my whole life, I’d never felt like any of us belonged in this town. My mom is from the European country of Evonia, and although she moved to America ages ago, she still didn’t seem to be fully comfortable in Iowa. She is a respected art history teacher at a small liberal arts university but doesn’t do much socializing outside of work. And my dad is a former almost rock star who is still more concerned with making music than getting to know the neighbors. Although this left me with far more knowledge about frescoes than the average teenager, plus some reasonably impressive skills with a guitar, it didn’t exactly pave the way for community involvement. Or for me to hang out with the neighborhood kids.

      The handful of friends I have were away at summer camps or on family vacations, leaving me to fend for myself.

      So there I was. Skating down the sidewalk from my dad’s house to my mom’s. A new song my dad and I had been working on was rolling around in my head. I was so focused on the chords that I jumped in surprise when a car horn blared behind me.

      I turned around and saw Chrissy Swenson, captain of the soccer team, the most popular girl in my grade, and perpetual thorn in my side, driving her black jeep. There were four other girls from the soccer team riding along.

      Chrissy grinned at me as she slowed to cruise along at my speed. Hey look, guys, it’s Grace, she said. And she’s added some blue streaks to her hair. Isn’t she cool? Don’t you want to be just like her?

      I bet the color washes out, the girl sitting closest to me in the back seat said. And before I knew what was happening, she stood up and reached her water bottle out the window. A blast of cold water hit the side of my face.

      I lost my balance and had to jump off my skateboard before I fell off.

      As I stood dripping, I could hear the girls laughing.

      She has the least amount of grace I’ve ever seen in my entire life, Chrissy said in a voice loud enough for me to hear as they drove away.

      I wiped away the water drops streaking down my face and thought about how much I wanted to get out of Colton.

      2

      I rolled up to my mom’s house and let myself in. Several things immediately surprised me. First, my mom was wearing a nice dress instead of jeans and a T-shirt like she usually wore.

      And second, she was cleaning. Or, more accurately, she was running around the living room throwing random things into a laundry basket. My mom rarely cleaned. Usually books and papers were scattered everywhere. She always had at least three projects going on at the same time, but cleaning was never one of them.

      Grace! she said in surprise as I came in. You’re here.

      It’s your week to have me, I said. Lucky you. This had become a pretty typical exchange over the last few months. My mom usually didn’t keep track of when I would be coming and going.

      I just thought you wouldn’t be here until later.

      Just then, the front door opened again and my dad stepped into the house.

      I came as soon as I got your text, he burst out.

      Grace is already here too, my mom said, giving him a pointed look.

      I looked at my mom and then at my dad. What is going on?

      Why don’t you sit down, my mom said, pointing to a comfy blue chair.

      I sat, and my parents sat down across from me on a cat-hair-covered couch.

      We have something to tell you, my mom said, looking nervously at my father. My sister is in the States and she wants to meet you.

      I looked at her confused.

      "Wait. What? You have a sister?" I was shocked. I had always assumed my mom was an only child, just like my dad. The only thing she ever told me about her family back in Evonia was that her had parents died when I was little. She never mentioned a sister.

      Why didn’t you tell me? I didn’t know what questions to ask first. I had an aunt! What’s her name?

      Caroline, my mom said. She’ll be here this afternoon.

      I sat there, stunned.

      "And

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