If you like historical fiction with a bit of whimsy, check out a new teen novel, A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper. Sophia and her cousin, sister and brother are the last of the FitzOsbornes, a royal family, who live in a crumbling castle on an island off the coast of England. Also living in the castle is their reclusive uncle, the mad King John and his caretaker, Rebecca. The year is 1936. One day, they spy a boat with two Germans who declare themselves historians there to do research on the island. But the peace of the island is about to be broken. Sophie records daring escapes, romantic yearnings, murder and betrayals in her journal.