About this item
Highlights
- Gail Carson Levine left her mark on fantasy with her well-loved Newbery Honor Book Ella Enchanted.
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2003 1st Winner
- 8-12 Years
- 7.74" x 5.16" Paperback
- 272 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic
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About the Book
When illness strikes and a kingdom's fate hangs in the balance, the love between two princesses--and the love for their kingdom--is put to the test.Book Synopsis
Gail Carson Levine left her mark on fantasy with her well-loved Newbery Honor Book Ella Enchanted. Now she has created another shimmering and tapestried landscape of fantasy and fairies.
The two princesses of Bamarre couldn't be more different. Princess Addie is fearful and shy. Her deepest wish is for safety. Princess Meryl is bold and brave. Her deepest wish is to save the kingdom of Bamarre. They are sisters, and they mean the world to each other.
Then disaster strikes, and Addie--terrified and unprepared--sets out on a perilous quest. In her path are monsters of Bamarre: ogres, specters, gryphons, and dragons.
Addie must battle them, but time is running out, and the sisters' lives--and Barmarre's fate--hang in the balance.
From the Back Cover
When plague strikes Bamarre, Princess Addie must fulfill an ancient prophecy.
Brave and adventurous, Princess Meryl dreams of fighting dragons and protecting the kingdom of Bamarre. Shy and fearful, Princess Addie is content to stay within the safety of the castle walls. The one thing that the sisters share is their unwavering love for each other.
The tables are turned, however, when the Gray Death leaves Meryl fatally ill. To save her sister, meek Princess Addie must find the courage to set out on a dangerous quest filled with dragons, unknown magic, and death itself. Time is running out, and the sisters' lives--and the future of the kingdom of Bamarre--hang in the balance.
Review Quotes
"Ella Enchanted fans need wait no longer for a satisfying repeat of Levine's success." -- VOYA
"Deserves to be around for a long, long time." -- Dallas Morning News
"Tough to put down, this is a shades-of-Oz story that sticks with you." -- Atlanta Journal & Constitution