Persia's Brightest Star

Plot

Ten-year-old Susiana welcomes readers to Persia's glamorous royal palace, where she has been chosen to attend to the stunning Esther. Tension builds in the lustrous halls and courtyards as Susi and the rest of the court wonder: Who will Xerxes choose as his Queen?When a fiendish plot to kill Esther and Susi's people is revealed, suspense crackles on every page. Susi, like Esther, realizes her placement in the palace has been divinely orchestrated "for such a time as this."