Melanie leaves home to become a teacher, armed with alternative methods and bright-eyed optimism. However, it is not easy to start a new life, as Melanie copes with loneliness, established colleagues, and ninth grade students.
In 1837, a diminutive, neglected teenager is crowned Queen Victoria, navigates the scandal, corruption, and political intrigues of the Court, and soon rises to become the most powerful woman in the world.
