This fresh and fun biography gives kids a peek into the childhood of Mary, Queen of Scots--including the gruesome and ghastly bits! Stunning comic strips, fact boxes, and timelines bring her story to life in a way that will appeal to reluctant readers.

By the time she was a year old, Mary, Queen of Scots had faced everything from deadly illness to the threat of kidnapping. She was even engaged to a six-year-old prince! This thrilling biography of the future queen explores all the important events from her childhood, including her dangerous escape from Scotland, marriage into the French royal family, and a young adulthood beset with disasters and deaths.