The False Prince (edition 2012)

by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Charlie McWade (Narrator)

Series: The Ascendance Series (1)

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In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.

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Title:	The False Prince
Authors:	Jennifer A. Nielsen
Other authors:	Charlie McWade (Narrator)
Info:	Scholastic Audio (2012), Audible Audio Edition
Collections:	Your library, Audio Books, Young Adult (Teen), For Kids of All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, To read
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Great YA! Would appeal to girls and boys both. (

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mjphillips | Feb 23, 2024 |

I loved this book. There was one part of the story I might not have bought if it hadn't been a YA. Still I really dug the story and look forward to the next one. (

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cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |

Perhaps this really deserves 4 stars, as I couldn't stop listening once I got started! The plot was somewhat predictable but otherwise this was an enjoyable adventure/fantasy story about a nobleman plotting to put an orphan on the throne in the guise of the missing (and presumed dead) prince after the rest of the royal family has all died from poisoning. Sort of a YA boys version of the Yule Brynner movie Anastasia...

Charlie McWade does a fine job with the narration. (

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leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |

A surprisingly entertaining middle grade/YA fantasy that delivers some interesting twists. The book has some death and violence committed by adults against children but the violence is not gratuitous or explicit. Recommended for kids 9-13. (

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wolfe.myles | Feb 28, 2023 |

CW: off page murder of loved ones

Well I am pleasantly surprised!

I enjoyed the storyline quite a lot and it moved along at a good pace. Yes it could have done with a few more swashbuckling kind of moments but it seems like it is setting up for some good action in the rest of the series. I liked the characters well enough to feel invested although they did feel like the stereotypical villains and good guys. However, this book will be good for NZ Year 9 students at the start of their reading journey. I am going to order a second copy to add to the booktalk collection as I can see it having some appeal for adventure lovers.
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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Jennifer A. Nielsen	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
McWade, Charlie	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
O'Brien, Tim	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Awards

Association for Mormon Letters Award (Winner – Middle Grade Fiction – 2012)

California Young Reader Medal (Nominee – Middle School/Junior High, Grades 6-8 – 2015)

CYBILS Awards (Winner – Elementary & Middle-Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction – 2012)

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Honor Book – Middle Reader – 2013)

Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist – Grades 4-8 – 2015)

Golden Archer Award (Nominee – Middle/Junior High – 2015)

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee – Tween – 2014)

Iowa Teen Award (Nominee – 2016)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2014)

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Winner – 6th-8th Grade – 2015)

Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee – Division II - Grades 6-8 – 2015)

Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Winner – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 2015)

Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee – Teen – 2015)

Nēnē Award (Nominee – 2015)

Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee – Middle School (Intermediate) Division – 2015)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2014)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee – 2015)

Rhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee – 2014)

Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee – 2014)

Sequoyah Book Award (Winner – Intermediate – 2015)

South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee – Middle School List – 2015)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2014)

Triple Crown Awards (Winner – Lamplighter Award – 2014)

Truman Readers Award (Nominee – 2015)

Utah Beehive Book Award (Winner – Young Adult – 2014)

Utah Book Award (Young Adult Literature – 2014)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee – 2014)

Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee – Middle School – 2014)

Whitney Award (Winner – Middle Grade – 2012)

Whitney Award (Finalist – Novel of the Year (Youth Fiction) – 2012)

William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2015)

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee – Middle Grade – 2015)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction)

Publishers Weekly Starred Review

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For Mom,

Every great thing I ever learned from

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If I had to do it all over again, I would not have chosen this life.

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In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.

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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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