Synopsis/Details
Attached Talent
None currently. Previously, Al Pacino was attached to star.
All Accolades & Coverage
BETSY AND THE EMPEROR is a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, a Westchester Best Book, and an ABA/Book Sense Pick for Teens. The screenplay adaptation of the book is a Finalist in the Big Apple Film Festival Screenwriting Contest, and a Semifinalist in the ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Contest and in the Shore Scripts Feature Screenwriting Contest.
"An engaging novel, based on real events."
"The New York Times Book Review"
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"This fascinating story plays both with and against the stereotype of Napoleon. Even readers who don't know of Bonaparte will be caught up in the interplay between girl and emperor and the surrounding drama of the world's history-- and their own."
-- Kirkus Reviews
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"Any school or public library searching for exciting and accurate historical fiction for young adult readers should purchase this novel."
--Jonathan Masters, VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
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"This tender tale goes down smoothly, like a cool and fruity glass of Vouvray. BETSY AND THE EMPEROR is fun and witty, with a very human Bonaparte."
--Jacques Pépin
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"Though I certainly recommend the book for family or friends in the early adolescent age bracket, read it yourself first! Staton Rabin’s writing style is clever and fast paced, with no hint of condescension to a youthful audience. Betsy Balcombe is a heroine of classic mode, and very memorable...Betsy and the Emperor managed to leave me – quite literally – with a few tears in my eyes."
--Douglas J. Allan, President and CEO, The Napoleonic Society of America
