{"id":10981,"date":"2019-11-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10981"},"modified":"2019-11-20T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T15:46:40","slug":"will-queen-of-the-sea-watch-over-them-all-graphicnovel-by-dylan-meconis-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=10981","title":{"rendered":"Will QUEEN OF THE SEA watch over them all? #GraphicNovel by Dylan Meconis (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"107\" height=\"158\" data-attachment-id=\"10984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=10984\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Queen-of-the-Sea-1.jpg?fit=107%2C158&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"107,158\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Queen of the Sea\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Queen-of-the-Sea-1.jpg?fit=107%2C158&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Queen-of-the-Sea-1.jpg?resize=107%2C158&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of Queen of the Sea, by Dylan Meconis, Published by Walker Books | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-10984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Queen-of-the-Sea-1.jpg?w=107&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Queen-of-the-Sea-1.jpg?resize=102%2C150&amp;ssl=1 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Taken to a remote island as a baby, Margaret lives with the exiled nuns whose life-work is praying for travelers on the treacherous seas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Albion&#8217;s king dies years later, one of his daughters reigns and one is sent to the island convent as prisoner for life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margaret is the only witness to a shipwreck after royal Eleanor&#8217;s arrival on the island and finds a survivor in the sea cave &#8211; someone who wants to rescue the would-be-queen! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secrets thread through this full-color graphic novel based on the youth of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Elizabeth I (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/elizabeth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth I<\/a>. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/candlewick.com\/bookxtras.asp?isbn=1536204986&amp;id=&amp;browse=Title&amp;view=sprd&amp;sprd=.\/images\/cwp_spreads\/648\/1536204986.int.3.jpg&amp;bktitle=Queen+of+the+Sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"sample pages here (opens in a new tab)\">sample pages here<\/a> free, courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I read and wrote about <em>Queen of the Sea<\/em>  some months ago, but didn&#8217;t publish the post till now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy to learn that others love it as much as I do &#8211; shortlisted for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nwbooklovers.org\/2019\/11\/08\/2020-pacific-northwest-book-awards-shortlist-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">2020 Pacific Northwest Book Awards<\/a> and appearing on several Best Graphic Novels of 2019 lists!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secrets and not-so-secrets &#8211; what&#8217;s your favorite recent graphic novel? <br> **kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: Queen of the Sea \/ story &amp; art by Dylan Meconis. Walker Books US (Candlewick), 2019.  [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"author site (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dylanmeconis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">author site<\/a>]  [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/candlewick.com\/cat.asp?browse=Title&amp;mode=book&amp;isbn=1536204986&amp;pix=y\" target=\"_blank\">publisher site<\/a>]  Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taken to a remote island as a baby, Margaret lives with the exiled nuns whose life-work is praying for travelers on the treacherous seas. When Albion&#8217;s king dies years later, one of his daughters reigns and one is sent to the island convent as prisoner for life. 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