Anna has always felt a little out of place. Dreaming of the past, where royalty reigned and everything seemed grander, she never quite fit in with the other girls her age. When her kind but preoccupied parents decide to move to a quiet village in France to restore an ancient castle, Anna finally feels that she is in her rightful place. Plus, as the new American girl in town, she becomes an instant sensation at her school, living the royal life she had always imagined.

Just when Anna begins to settle into her new world, a mysterious visitor arrives, and dark secrets hidden within the castle's walls start to surface. As her perfect life unravels, Anna finds herself in a fight for her place at school, in the village, and even within her own family. Will she uncover the truth in time to keep her newfound 'royalty, ' or will the shadows of the past destroy everything she's built?

Inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved 1905 novel A Little Princess, this book draws readers into a world of history and elegance, sure to captivate anyone who loves fanciful, timeless tales.

This is the second book in the Fanciful French Twist series by Amy Devins.

In Emmy and the Iris, a modern adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 classic, The Secret Garden, a young girl named Emmy becomes angry and anxious after the death of her parents. She is moved from home to home until one day, a wealthy couple takes her to live with them in a gorgeous but mysterious castle in the beautiful French countryside.

It seems that Emmy's life will begin to improve, but her new guardians are strangely distant and do not seem to want to have anything to do with her. Emmy seeks comfort in a secret garden on the castle grounds. The garden is key to healing Emmy from her hardships, but will it help her reveal the castle's-and the family's-many secrets?

One grandpa is American, lives in the USA and speaks English. The other is French, lives in France and speaks French. In fact, they are different in so many ways... but what they have in common is more important! In this fun, uplifting, bilingual book, children will discover life in a French-American family and understand that no matter where we come from, what we share is more important than what makes us different.

One grandma is American, lives in the USA and speaks English. The other is French, lives in France and speaks French. In fact, they are different in so many ways... but what they have in common is more important! In this fun, uplifting, bilingual book, children will discover life in a French-American family and understand that no matter where we come from, what we share is more important than what makes us different.