STATON RABIN

"Think, my dear -- just think what it will be like, to be known as the girl who freed the great Napoleon Bonaparte!"Fourteen-year-old English girl Betsy Balcombe and her family have a most unusual house guest: Napoleon Bonaparte, former emperor of France and the most feared man on earth. Once lord and master to eighty-two million souls, now in 1815, Napoleon is a captive of the British people. Stripped of his empire and robbed of his young family and freedom, he is confined to the forbidding, rat-infested island of St. Helena, where a cruel jailer and more than two thousand British troops guard his every move.The one bright star in Napoleons black sky is Betsy, a blazingly rebellious teenager whose family is reluctantly housing the notorious prisoner. Betsy is the only foreigner Napoleons ever met who is not impressed by him and doesnt tremble at the sight of him -- and Napoleon is more than intrigued. After fits and starts, a most remarkable friendship develops between Betsy and the emperor -- a friendship that transcends age and politics. As Betsy develops from a gangly, tomboyish girl to a blossoming young woman, this unexpected and wonderful alliance survives inevitable gossip and growing pains, giving Betsy the courage to pursue her dreams -- and Napoleon the courage to face his dark future. It also inspires Betsy to hatch a daring and dangerous plan on Napoleons behalf, a scheme that could threaten both of their lives and shake entire empires to their foundations. Based on true events, Staton Rabins story blends humor, adventure, and poignant drama, vividly revealing new insights into the heart and mind of one of the most towering, fascinating historical figures of our time -- and tells a tale of hope and bravery that will inspire readers to their own heights of courage.

Alexei Romanov, heir to the Russian throne, is in deadly danger. Its 1916, the struggling Russian people are tired of war and are blaming their Romanov rulers for it, and some are secretly plotting to murder the young heir and his family. But nobody outside the palace knows that Alexei suffers from a terrible bleeding disease, hemophilia, which threatens to finish him off even before the familys enemies can. The only person able to help Alexei is the evil and powerful religious mystic Rasputin -- and now Rasputin is trying to kill him too! Desperate, Alexei flees through time to New York City in 2010, using a method taught to him by the mad monk himself. In New York, Alexei meets smart and sassy Varda Rosenberg, and discovers she is a distant cousin. Varda is working on a gene therapy cure for hemophilia, as the disease still runs in the family. When Alexei learns that history shows that his entire family will be assassinated in 1918, he and Varda travel back in time to the Russian Revolution, with Rasputin hot on their heels. Will they be able to rescue Alexeis family before its too late? Staton Rabin lets Alexei tell his own riveting story in a rousing adventure with stunning surprises -- a movingly authentic look at royalty and revolution in the days of the tsars.

Betsy Balcombe, una chica británica de catorce años, y su familia alojan en casa a un invitado nada habitual: Napoleón Bonaparte, antiguo emperador de Francia. Antes dueño y señor de 82 millones de almas, en 1815 Napoleon es un cautivo del pueblo britanico. Despojado de todo su imperio y privado de su libertad, ha sido confinado en la tenebrosa isla de Santa Helena, perdida en la inmensidad del Atlantico. Ante su negra situacion, Napoleon solo vislumbra un rayo de esperanza: Betsy, la unica extranjera que ha conocido que no se siente impresionada o se pone nerviosa en su presencia. Y por ello esta mas que intrigada. Basada en un hecho real. Napoleon continua siendo uno de los personajes mas carismaticos de la historia universal. Un relato de esperanza y coraje que animara a sus lectores a tener el valor de alcanzar sus propias metas.