Crown for Joanna

Born to inherit the Portuguese throne, Princess Joanna could have worn any crown in Europe. Kings and emperors sought her hand, their thrones laid at her feet. Instead, this daughter of privilege chose a different path: the humble walls of a Dominican convent, where she would become known not as queen, but as something far more radical to her era - a woman who listened to her own soul. This children's biography traces Joanna's journey from royal heir to beatified nun, exploring the ancient tension between duty and desire, between the life others design for us and the one we must discover ourselves. Sister Mary Jean Dorcy writes with quiet conviction about a woman who found that earthly scepters fade, while inner peace endures. The book offers young readers something rare: a story where power is not the prize, and where the bravest choice looks like giving everything away.