The False Prince by Jennifer A. NielsenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The plot was engaging and kept moving at a good pace. It was a little predictable, especially the ending but that's okay.
As a librarian, I could easily recommend this book. Nothing really offensive it it. Boys will probably like it better than girls, but a good reader (from 4th grade up through a young adult) should enjoy it.
Plot (from Goodreads.com): In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point -- he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well. As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.
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