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90 pp.
| Candlewick |
October, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-6510-4$14.99
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
LeUyen Pham.
Princess Magnolia is entertaining the nosy Duchess Wigtower when the monster alarm sounds, summoning her to transform into her alter ego--the Princess in Black--and send a wayward blue monster back where he belongs. The Hales have boiled the adventure story down to its essential elements, and Pham's action-packed color illustrations keep things light. Clearly a series-starter rather than a standalone story.