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The Princess Tales, Volume I (The Fairy's Mistake, The Princess Test, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep)

by Gail Carson Levine · 2002

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Once upon a time...A kind sister and a cruel one. A charming prince. A spiteful fairy. A hundred-year snooze. A pea under a pile of mattresses. A kiss.

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All the familiar ingredients, but why is the punished sister happy? Where did that extra prince come from, and what does a flock of balding sheep or a fleck of tuna in a chocolate cake have to do with anything?

Gail Carson Levine has waved her magic wand over three well-known fairy tales, and presto! They are transformed — and sparklingly funny-in these delightful retellings:

The Fairy's Mistake

The Princess Test

Princess Sonora and the Long SleepHappily ever after has never been so hilarious!

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Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisprincessprincessMore like thisLess of thisfaefaeMore like thisLess of thisroyaltyroyaltyMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 240 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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