Marjorie herself was also a strong female lead. Isabel showed physical strength, she was the warrior type that took control and was ready to enter the fray of war itself. Elizabeth showed intellectual strength, holding her own and contributing valuable insight during war planning meetings and talks with her husband the king, exhibiting a cool and collected manner even when confronting difficulties or enemies. I found both characters to be fine examples of strong female characters, but each in a different way. In the pre-cage narrative we meet two major female characters: Marjorie's stepmother, now Queen Elizabeth, and Isabel, Countess of Buchan. This enabled the story to give us both the historical background information and war strategy that was discussed amongst the Scottish characters, and the struggle and tormenters Marjorie faced as she was imprisoned in England. A must-read for any child in Scotland - and beyond.The story is split between Marjorie's time in the cage as a prisoner and the time before she was imprisoned that she spent leading up to the cage.
The chapters run parallel narratives of Marjorie’s time before captivity and her time in the cage, which makes for heart-breaking reading. Marjorie’s character is the epitome of the YA heroine: witty, smart, mischievous, bold and drastically opposed to the word of adults refusing to take the word of a child. Hot on the heels of the current voracious appetite for Scottish history in pop-culture, Girl in a Cage brings this to a younger audience with its riveting tale of Marjorie Bruce during the turbulent 14th Century relationship between Scotland and England. Harris bring to life a breathless chapter from Scottish history in this thrilling novel with an unforgettable young heroine. Marjorie knows that despite her suffering and pain, she must stay strong: the future of Scotland depends on her… But Edward Longshanks, the ruthless King of England, captures Marjorie and keeps her prisoner in a wooden cage in the centre of a town square, exposed to wind, rain, and the bullying taunts of the townspeople. When her father, Robert the Bruce, is crowned King of Scotland, Marjorie Bruce becomes a princess.
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