American Royals

American Royals is a 2020 young adult novel written by American author Katharine McGee and the first novel in the series of the same name. Pitched as a must-read for fans of Netflix’s The Crown and Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians, American Royals is a blend of contemporary realistic fiction, romance, and alternate history. The novel tells the story of the Washingtons: America’s royal family descended from the country’s first king, General George Washington, who led the American colonists to victory against the British during the American Revolution. The story is told in a third-person limited point of view with four main narrative voices: Princess Beatrice, the heir to the Washington throne; Princess Samantha, her younger sister; Nina, a commoner who grew up with the Washingtons; and Daphne, a social climber. Through the different perspectives of the four young women, McGee explores topics of power, politics, love, jealousy, heartache, duty, secrecy, and growing up in the spotlight. The version used for this guide is the ebook of the Random House Children’s Books imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Plot Summary

In an alternate version of American history, General George Washington became the first King of America, not president.