The Forests of Silence by Emily Rodda

Tagged on: begins with birthday    epic fantasy and both parents alive    live in tree    magic stones    riddles

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Tagged on: begins with birthday    false rumors spread about MC's death    long-lost orphaned royalty    loyal bodyguard    MC has secret identity    MC is shot    WWI

Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

Tagged on: begins with birthday    long-lost orphaned royalty    magic crown    magic ring    magic shoes    MC makes witty remarks    MC wanted dead by family