Juliane Lepoureau

Set in 1943, this is the tale of a 13-year-old girl who must lead a group of children as they escape from Nazi-occupied Italy to the Swiss border.

In 1721, the Regent of France, wanting to seal the peace with Spain, offers to the Spanish King, a marriage between their respective heirs: Louis XV, age 11, and Maria Anna Victoria, the 4-year-old Spanish infanta. The Regent of France also offers to marry his daughter, Mademoiselle de Montpensier, 12, to the Prince of Asturias, the 14-year-old heir apparent to the Spanish throne.