false 4862337 2 Ever since her mother died and her father lost his shoemaking skills, Fortunata has survived by telling fake fortunes. But when she’s tricked into telling a grand fortune for a prince, she is faced with the impossible task of fulfilling her wild prophecy—or her father will be put to death. <P></P>Now Fortunata has to help Prince Leonato secure a magic sword, vanquish a wicked witch, discover a long-lost golden shoe, and rescue the princess who fits it. If only she hadn’t fallen in love with the prince herself ! 4927668 14 4 2009 Fortune's Folly total:87|5:37|4:36|3:12|2:1|1:1| 87 368 251 39 5 3 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 15:53:08 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 19:04:43 -0700 2009
Quick Overview:Fortunata h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:01:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:31:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 15:43:34 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 15:44:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 12:20:52 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 11:21:45 -0700 2009
Nata, as her father calls her, is very down to earth. She stopped believing in magic ever since her mother died. And who could blame her because her life has been anything but a f...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 21:02:21 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 18:40:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 02 15:42:23 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 15:42:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 08:36:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 08:47:57 -0700 2009 Graceling and The Hunger Games. Fortunata is so aggressively self-reliant; she just struck me as the sort of girl who could grow up into a Katsa or Katniss if the circumstances required. Plus she’s smart and resourceful and funny. I love how t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:08:51 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:13:37 -0700 2009
Fortunata's father was once a celebrated shoe maker, but after the death of her mother the magic has left...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:54:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 19:10:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 14:07:13 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:26:09 -0700 2009
Fortunata is a gr...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 16:11:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 22:31:09 -0700 2009 Fortune's Folly is "absolutely darling". The characters are wonderful and vibrant, and the world is the same. The prose is suitable for the age to which is it is targeted (middle-grade) but does not talk down to them and...more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:13:45 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 21:15:33 -0700 2009
I love the main character, a girl on the cusp of womanhood, who’s a skeptic a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 24 10:09:53 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:20:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 08:23:59 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 08:26:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 14:29:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 11:30:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 13:37:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 14:53:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jan 07 11:05:12 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 12:10:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 15:42:33 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 15:43:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 27 15:25:53 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 15:49:40 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 20:53:34 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 22:11:15 -0700 2009 themes but with a heroine like none i've
read in those stories--determined, loyal,
smart and tenacious, fortunata's a fighter
that i rooted for.

fagan wove a story with twists and turns
that had me guessing what would happen
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