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The Princess and the Pauper
(age 12+) by Kate Brian humor ... identity ... princesses Publisher comments: Shabby...chic? Carina, a real European princess, is dying to hook up with the sexy American rock star she met online. Too bad about all those bodyguards watching her every move. Then Carina spots her down-and-out near-twin, Julia. For a fast ten grand, Julia grabs the gown and the crown, and the girls swap identities for a day. Before long Princess Carina is trapped on a skeevy bus full of roadies, and Pauper Julia is jetting off to...some small foreign country? Only a storybook ending can get these two posers back to where they belong. |
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The Icemark Chronicles (age 12+) by Stuart Hill adventure ... action ... war ... princesses ... fantasy After the death of her beloved father, headstrong princess Thirrin Freer Strong-In-The-Arm becomes warrior queen of her homeland, Icemark, defending it from a formidable invader. Despite Thirrin's bravery and the support of Oskan, the Witch's son, the task proves more difficult than Thirrin ever dreamed. She must assemble a force to rival her opponent. And, in the chill winter of Icemark, she only has until spring to unite the strange beasts and frightening creatures who live just outside her country. Ultimately, it is Thirrin's vision and determination that will see her through to victory. title: The Cry of the Icemark title: Blade of Fire title: Last Battle of the Icemark |
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Dragon's Keep
(age 12+) by Janet Lee Carey adventure ... action ... princesses ... fantasy Publisher comments: Far away on Wilde Island, Princess Rosalind is born with a dragon claw where her ring finger should be. To hide the secret, the Queen forces her to wear gloves at all times until a cure can be found, so Rosalind can fulfill the prophecy to restore the family to their rightful throne. But Rosalind's flaw cannot be separated from her fate. When she is carried off by the dragon, everything she thought she knew falls apart. The dragon sees beauty in her talon where her mother saw only shame, and Rosalind finally understands what her mother has truly denied her. |
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Just Ella
(age 12+) by Margaret Peterson Haddix friendship ... princesses Publisher comments: You've heard the fairytale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after... Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and (worst of all) a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and certainly not charming. As soon-to-be princess Ella deals with her newfound status, she comes to realize she is not "your majesty" material. But breaking off a royal engagement is no easy feat, especially when you're crushing on another boy in the palace.... For Ella to escape, it will take intelligence, determination, and spunk...and no ladylike behavior allowed. sequel: Palace of Mirrors |
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Princess Ben: Being a Wholly Truthful Account of Her Various Discoveries and Misadventures Recounted to the Best of Her Recollection in Four Parts
(age 12+) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock adventure ... fantasy ... princesses Publisher comments: Benevolence is not your typical princess. With her parents lost to assassins, Princess Ben ends up under the thumb of the conniving Queen Sophia. Starved and miserable, locked in the castles highest tower, Ben stumbles upon a mysterious enchanted room. So begins her secret education in the magical arts: mastering an obstinate flying broomstick, furtively emptying the castle pantries, setting her hair on fire . . . But Bens private adventures are soon overwhelmed by a mortal threat to her kingdom. Can Ben save the country and herself from foul tyranny? |
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The Princess Diaries (age 12+) by Meg Cabot princesses ... letters/journal ... growing up ... authorship ... school ... humor Publisher comments: She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom... News Flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo meets her at the airport!) Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.) Shock of the Century: Like it or not, Mia Thermopolis is prime princess material. Mia must take princess lessons from her dreaded grandmere, the dowager princess of Genovia, who thinks Mia has a thing or two to learn before she steps up to the throne. Well, her father can lecture her until he's royal-blue in the face about her princessly duty, no way is she moving to Genovia and leaving Manhattan behind. But what's a girl to do when her name is Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo? title: The Princess Diaries title: Princess in the Spotlight title: Princess in Love title: Princess in Waiting title: Project Princess title: Princess in Pink title: Princess in Training title: Party Princess title: Valentine Princess title: Princess on the Brink title: Sweet Sixteen Princess title: Perfect Princess title: Princess Mia title: Forever Princess title: The Princess Present: A Princess Diaries Book title: Holiday Princess |
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Dragon of the Lost Sea
(age 12+) by Laurence Yep princesses ... knights/castles/dragons ... adventure ... fantasy ... folklore The exiled dragon princess Shimmer and a frail human boy, Thorn, search for the powerful witch Civet, who stole the Dragon Clan's sea and captured it in a pebble. sequel: Dragon Steel sequel: Dragon Cauldron sequel: Dragon War |
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The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (age 12+) by Patricia C. Wrede princesses ... knights/castles/dragons ... fantasy ... humor This series begins with Dealing With Dragons. Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. title: Dealing With Dragons title: Searching For Dragons title: Calling on Dragons title: Talking to Dragons |