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Haskell, Merrie

The Princess Curse

325 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-200813-8 $16.99
(3) 4-6 Thirteen-year-old Reveka, assistant herbalist of Castle Sylvian, is determined to break the curse that leaves the twelve princesses' shoes in tatters and causes other people to fall unconscious. Unfortunately, the key lies with a terrifying underworld zmeu (dragon). Haskell's "Twelve Dancing Princesses" reimagining tantalizingly incorporates classical mythology (most notably Persephone and Hades), historical references, and plant lore within its fictional Romanian context.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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