Nielsen, Jennifer A.

The false prince / by Jennifer A. Nielsen. - New York : Scholastic Press, c2012. - 342 p. : ill. map ; 20 cm. - The ascendance trilogy ; bk. 1 .

In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.

ISBN: 9780545433471 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011006692

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Impersonation
Princes
Orphans
Courts and courtiers
Secrets

LC Class. No.: PZ7.N5672 / Fal 2012

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]