Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

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Having read a biography of Cleopatra VII and watched documentaries and movies, this fictional diary was definitely a let-down. Can‘t tell if it‘s disappointing because I‘m an adult or because I know so much about her life. It was mostly being stuck in Rome waiting for a Roman army to come back with her and her father to Alexandria to quell the peasant and sibling rebellions. The ending part with all the facts was more interesting.

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JulietReads

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

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Roary47

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

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4✨Yet another good mostly true story written in diaries. I didn‘t know much about this young queen, and we follow her before she was a queen. What she might have went through and as close to historical facts following what she might have felt and thought. I enjoyed this diary version of her life. Read as one of my #roll100 books. @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Awesome! 3y

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Roary47

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

Here are my #roll100 picks for February. Pretty excited for this month. @PuddleJumper @Littlewolf1

PuddleJumper Nice! 3y

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Kamisha

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

#blastfromthepast - Visiting my parents for the weekend and I was helping Mom clean some bookshelves, where I had the pleasure of finding some of my older books as well! Loved this Royal Diaries series when I was growing up! Did anyone else read these?

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mrozzz Omg I still have those at my parents‘ house too! Totally a blast from the past. 7y

Kamisha @mrozzz definitely took me down memory lane! I used to love those little books and they‘re so pretty! 🤗 7y

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BooksTeasAndBookishThings

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

The final three of my most recent buys of the Dear America books. I now have 35 of the 75 total! I can't believe about 3 weeks ago I only had 5. Now I need to keep a picture of all of them handy in case I come across more and start slowly buying them like I did for Kaysen's Nancy Drew books 😊 #DearAmerica #RaisingReaders #BookMail

Varshitha Wow.. thats quiet a collection!! 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Varshitha hoping to complete it before she starts reading so she has access to all of them! 8y

BethM I just came across a bunch of these yesterday and though of you. If you want to share your list I'd keep an eye out for you. 8y

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quirkyreader I hope you are hitting all the charity shops. I see them come in all the time and I currently have two on the shelf. But you know after the weekend they will be gone. 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @BethM That would be amazing! I will 😊 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @quirkyreader Like what charity shops? I often visit GoodWill and sometimes a local mom and pop store, but that is usually hit or miss with any book lol (edited) 8y

quirkyreader Places such as GW, Value World, Value Village, Savers, and church charity shop, and jumble sales. Also keep an on at local school libraries. They often have discards that they want to get rid of. (edited) 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @quirkyreader I haven't heard of the two Value ones but I will look for some near us here and when we move. Thank you! ❤️ 8y

BethM @BooksTeasAndBookishThings whenever you get it done feel free to post it or send it to bethmkaiser@gmail.com. I love helping people find their treasures! 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @BethM you rock! 🤘 I just posted it before I saw this... The email may make it easier lol 8y

kspenmoll Amazing! 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @kspenmoll So very excited for Kaysen and I to read these for the first time and reacquaint myself with the ones I have read ❤️ 8y

BookFreakOut I remember really liking Mirror Mirror! 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @BookFreakOut it is one of the ones I haven't read yet. I don't remember ever seeing it at the school or scholastic fairs. Very excited to read it, though ❤️ 8y

BookFreakOut @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I picked up a random habit from it, it mentions how they slightly dip a finger in their cups to feel when it's almost full and now I always do that when I'm stumbling for a drink of water in the middle of the night! 😂 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @BookFreakOut Not a bad habit to have lol 8y

Reviewsbylola 75?!? Damn, I probably have less than 10. 😂 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Reviewsbylola yeah, there are actually even more PLUS international editions! We will never be complete lol 8y

CrowCAH Facebook helps. Keep a photo album on there and you'll be able to check when you come across one. 8y

Bori512730 My daughter had these...and I used to love reading them! Now I have to remember what happened to her books? Hmmmm 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @CrowCAH that is smart! Like your P&P album ❤️ I will have to do that, thank you! @Bori512730 Yes! You should definitely find them and rekindle the love 😍 such great books 8y

alanacristin Wow I'd never heard of this series! It looks fabulous!! 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @alanacristin It really is ❤️ I loved reading them so much as a kid 😊 8y

alanacristin Do you have a recommendation of a good place to start? Or can you jump in anywhere? 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @alanacristin jump in anywhere. They take place in varying parts of time and situations and have many young people telling their stories 😊 If you like WWII history, or history of any royals, or you are a Revolutionary enthusiast, or you want to read about stories from a slave's point of view, or you enjoy reading about Titanic... pick subjects you love and find the book and go from there. They have so many you will definitely find one ❤️ (edited) 8y

alanacristin Woohoo 🎉🎉🎉 sounds so fun! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm! 😍 8y

BooksTeasAndBookishThings @alanacristin absolutely 🙌❤️ 8y

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gretaalisonreads

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

I wanted to share this little haul that has me so excited! I read this series when I was in 4th grade and loved it so much! I've always wanted to collect and reread them, but could never justify spending the money. Last night, I found them for pretty cheap at Half Price Books!!!! This isn't the whole collection, but it's a start, and I'm so thrilled! #theroyaldiaries #childhoodfavorites #scholastic #bookhaul #halfpricebooks

Otherworld_Library Lol- I remember back when you were reading these! 8y

gretaalisonreads @Otherworld_Library really?! That's awesome! I didn't think about it, but it would have been right when we were living with you! 8y

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kdwinchester

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile | Kristiana Gregory

#FunFridayPhotoDay !!! I collect the Royal Diaries and the Dear America series! Most of the hardback editions are out of print so I am always keeping an eye out for these beauties at used bookstores. 📚🙌🏽

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QuoteQueen Love the royal diaries! I have so many of them. 💚💚💚 9y

Reviewsbylola I loved the Dear America series as a kid! I really should start collecting them for my kids. 9y

LauraBrook I've always wanted to read one (in either series) but am afraid to bc I know I'll love it and will get obsessed about collecting them all. 9y

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Chelsey I used to love those! I remember the Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette ones very clearly 9y

8leagueboot These were what started me down the long wonderful road of a lifelong history obsession! 9y

wrenaymuhree I own almost all of these, thanks to a mom who let me order from Scholastic bookorders every month ☺️ Such great books for making history interesting for young readers! 9y

Jess_Read_This Oh! I loved these books! Confessions- I used to sneak these books from my sister's collection our grandmother bought her. My grandma said she thought I was too old for them, so bought me Anne of Green Gables and the Chronicles of Narnia instead. Either way it was a win win for me! 😊 9y

AStoriedSoul The Dear America series and American Girl were my jam when I was little. I'm glad to see they still hold a special place in readers' hearts. 9y

Mtompkins I loved these when I was younger! 9y

AlienBritt I loved those! I didn't read many of the Dear America series, but there is also a Dear Canada series and I read a lot of them. 9y

grumpygirlbooks Wow I haven't read those in so long! But I loved the Dear America series too 9y

Bookendsandbindings My favorite used bookstore in Connecticut has a bunch of them, I loved reading them when I was younger. 9y

Bookfan1414 I love those!!!! I only own a handful but I have read so many of them 9y

stargazerblue49 Wow! What a collection! I only had one or two growing up, but I always wanted to read more! 9y

TheBookDream I remember buying and reading those. They were great. 9y

Vblancsbooks I loved the Cleopatra one! I still got it somewhere! 9y

Reviewsbylola @Mdargusch Remember these??? 9y

Airykah13 Saw your snaps of Dylan, he's so cute! 9y

kdwinchester @Airykah13 aw! Thank you! It's hard not flooding ALL of my social media with his sweet face. In fact, another photo of him is going up on Litsy this morning! 😻😆 9y

kdwinchester @Vblancsbooks That was my favorite as a kid! I didn't get most of these until recently. Fulfilling my childhood dreams I guess. 😋 9y

juliej88 Growing up, I was alway jealous of a friend who had shelves that look like these 😝 I've never thought I read them as an adult! 9y

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