V1.1 The False Prince 4-pack

This book is the below level book club in The Read Side by Side Reading Program for the Volume 1 Middle School Teacher's Guide; a novel study for the orphan archetype. Blurb: In a faraway land, civil war is brewing. To unify his kingdom's divided people, a nobleman named Conner devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him to the throne. Four orphans are forced to compete for the role, including a defiant and clever boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable. As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of deceit unfolds, until finally, a truth is revealed that may very well prove to be more dangerous than all the lies taken together. Lexile Level: 710 Page Count: 342