Margaret knows everything about her world…except for who she truly is.

When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening.

But the island is also home to Margaret, a mysterious young orphan girl whose life is upturned when the cold, regal stranger arrives. As Margaret grows closer to Eleanor, she grapples with the revelation of the island’s sinister true purpose as well as the truth of her own past.

When Eleanor’s life is threatened, Margaret is faced with a perilous choice between helping Eleanor and protecting herself.

In a hybrid novel of fictionalized history, Dylan Meconis paints Margaret’s world in soft greens, grays, and reds, transporting readers to a quiet, windswept island at the heart of a treasonous royal plot.

 
Queen of the Sea is a character-driven, fantasy-inflected historical fiction graphic novel for readers age 10-14, by internationally recognized cartoonist Dylan Meconis. Inventive layouts mix prose, comics, and illustration to create a unique and engaging reading experience.

A Junior Library Guild Selection
Available in the USA June 25, 2019
from Walker Books (Candlewick).