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A Pearl Among Princes
Welcome to the island where princes learn to be charming.
Gracepearl Coal is the cook's daughter on Miramore, the island all princes visit for their summer program in the Charming Arts. Each year, the princes-in-training arrive on gallant seacraft, guided by captains trained to navigate the island's treacherous waters. Passage on one of these boats is the only method to le...more
Gracepearl Coal is the cook's daughter on Miramore, the island all princes visit for their summer program in the Charming Arts. Each year, the princes-in-training arrive on gallant seacraft, guided by captains trained to navigate the island's treacherous waters. Passage on one of these boats is the only method to le...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
September 17th 2009
by Dial
(first published July 23rd 2009)
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It was very sweet and cute the whole way through. A very fairy tale sort of feelig, as was the author's intention, I do suppose. I loved all of the little nursery rhymes thrown in, I thought that was a nice touch.
Not a huge bit of conflict, meaning that there was no real villain, it was mainly about her inner struggles. Gracepearl (I actually think the name is quite lvoely, though many have disagreed) has to choose between marrying a prince (the only way to leave the island is throug...more
Not a huge bit of conflict, meaning that there was no real villain, it was mainly about her inner struggles. Gracepearl (I actually think the name is quite lvoely, though many have disagreed) has to choose between marrying a prince (the only way to leave the island is throug...more
Gracepearl is a local at Miramore. Lately, she wants more than her simple island life. She's been having dreams about people who are in need of her help, but she can't leave the island. This year, however, she may have a chance to do just that. Princes have always come each summer to train at Miramore. But there's a twist this year: princes can now marry local girls. This gives Gracepearl an opportunity to leave the island. Can she leave her true love, an island boy named Mackree?
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A Pearl Among Princes is full of whimsical and fairy-tale detail and fun. Surprisingly I did enjoy this middle grade book (even though it was a bit too young for me) with it's island adventure and various handsome princes. The beginning of each chapter had a nursery rhyme quote and reminded me of those little songs I had almost forgotten-it made the story kinda of special. Even though the setting may sound too juvenile, Gracepearl and the other characters had a much more "maturer" voic...more
Pearl lives on Miramore, an island where princes are sent to learn courtly manners at a school there. They only come during the summer, leaving the island to itself for the rest of the year. Gracepearl loves a local boy, but the only way she can leave the island is to marry one of the princes in training. This year, 13 ships arrive, when there are only 12 royal families. Can Pearl catch the fancy of a prince and leave the island the way she wants to? There were a few glaring holes in the plot of...more
Gracepearl Coal is the cook's daughter on Miramore, the island where every summer the young princes of the nearby kingdoms come for their training. The only way to come and go from the island is on the boats that take the princes there, and Gracepearl has for many years longed to leave the island on one of those boats and see the world beyond.
Now that Gracepearl is almost sixteen, she is old enough to be betrothed. She hopes to be chosen by one of the princes, as it is her only chanc...more
Now that Gracepearl is almost sixteen, she is old enough to be betrothed. She hopes to be chosen by one of the princes, as it is her only chanc...more
A teenage girl struggles to figure out what her future should be--that of the other girls around her, who want to marry a royal, or something different beyond the island of Miramore. Each summer the island is swarming with princes in training, and Gracepearl and her friends and family serve them. The boy next door is in love with Gracepearl, but in her turmoil she can't quite commit to him. A light read that was so predictable as to be boring and hardly memorable. Will appeal to young teens ...more
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Gracepearl Coal is cook's daughter on the island of Miramore - where everyone is bound in service to the twelve royal branches. The only way off the island is to capture the heart of a prince. This isn't quite as hard as it may sound - after all, Miramore is home to the charm school all princes in training attend in the summer. Now Gracepearl must choose between the destiny her dreams hint at and her childhood love, the st...more
Gracepearl Coal is cook's daughter on the island of Miramore - where everyone is bound in service to the twelve royal branches. The only way off the island is to capture the heart of a prince. This isn't quite as hard as it may sound - after all, Miramore is home to the charm school all princes in training attend in the summer. Now Gracepearl must choose between the destiny her dreams hint at and her childhood love, the st...more
Gracepearl is tired of life on Miramore. She longs to journey across the sea. The only problem is the only boats belong to the princes who come each summer for training. To get off the island, Pearl must find herself a prince. Sir Richard might do, but her friend Lu likes him. Or there's Sir Peter. But her friend Nuff likes him.
Gracepearl has always felt like there's more to the world than Miramore. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she discovers the truth about herself and a way...more
Gracepearl has always felt like there's more to the world than Miramore. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she discovers the truth about herself and a way...more
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Reviewed by McKenzie Tritt for TeensReadToo.com
Gracepearl Coal lives on the island of Miramore, a special place where princes come to train. The rules have changed this year, and now princes are allowed to marry any girl on the island. For the girls it means a chance at love and a chance to escape Miramore. Gracepearl has always dreamed of leaving Miramore, especially now that she's having strange dreams about people in need of her help. What do these dreams mean, and how is she supp...more
Gracepearl Coal lives on the island of Miramore, a special place where princes come to train. The rules have changed this year, and now princes are allowed to marry any girl on the island. For the girls it means a chance at love and a chance to escape Miramore. Gracepearl has always dreamed of leaving Miramore, especially now that she's having strange dreams about people in need of her help. What do these dreams mean, and how is she supp...more
At first I was going to mention how it really didn’t seem to be a teen book but then I saw the age group for the book—8-12—and it made sense. It seemed more tween than teen.
This is all Disney. With the adorable rhymes, childhood lullabies, and a room full of dashing princes, this is pretty much a dream come true. There is no real villain in this book but one with many heroes.
There are two main princes to pick from, Sir Richard and Sir Peter. Richard is the blond and kind...more
This is all Disney. With the adorable rhymes, childhood lullabies, and a room full of dashing princes, this is pretty much a dream come true. There is no real villain in this book but one with many heroes.
There are two main princes to pick from, Sir Richard and Sir Peter. Richard is the blond and kind...more
This book is written for teens. It tells of Pearl and her conflict of whether to stay on the island or leave, which can only happen by marrying a prince that comes for schooling every summer. It was very fast, cute and fun. I like that Pearl has a strong character, though not perfect, and doesn't pretend to be something she is not. Quick, teen read.
I loved this. Sometimes, it would be rather melodramatic and Disney-like, but it is the perfect fairytale. You might as well give this to Disney so that the glory days of Princesses instead of the junk of late can be restarted once again. The rhymes were weird at the beginning, but I liked it all the same.
Gracepearl wanted to leave Miramore, but she can't afford loosing her beloved Mackree and her best friends Lu and Nuff, But somewhere in her head her mother's spirit is telling her to leave Miramore, but the only way to do that is to marry a prince who is in "PIT" (Princes in Training) and that is a hard decision to make, because she doesn't want to leave Mackree
Definitely in the juvenile fiction genre...all except for the boys at the beach wearing less than modesty calls for.
Reminded me a bit of "The Princess Academy" by Shannon Hale except it's with boys who are already princes and girls who want to become princesses through marriage.
Reminded me a bit of "The Princess Academy" by Shannon Hale except it's with boys who are already princes and girls who want to become princesses through marriage.
It was really good, but a little too stressful for me, but it gave me joy. It was a quick read and fun to read. It was lovable, but the main character made you think that if she was alive and in front of you, you'd punch and tell her she should not be so stupid.
Fluffy and sweet, with a beautiful cover. I finished it in less than half an hour, and it didn't really leave much of an impression, but pick this book up for a quick to-go read.
I liked the idea of the story. The characters were all flat and I guessed the ending on page 41. I only kept reading to see if I was right. And I was, down to the last prince.
Cute story of a princess who wants more than to just be saved by a prince. Fun adventure with great supporting characters that deserve their own stories!
a sweet, enjoyable quick read. I loved the characters. ONly thing i didn't like was how we really didn't know her love choice. He was very distant.
I really enjoy Murtagh's writing. My only problem with the book is that the protagomist seemed much younger than what she was.
Clean little romance appropriate for the middle school age set. Nothing really memorable and a very quick read.
I thought it was really cute. Its like the Bachelor. It was mostly a romance book with some mystery.
i luv the fairy tale theme and it's jus a sweet story to cheer people up it's amazing
What a sweet, fun read. I feel bad I let this sit for so long. This book was right up my alley and I loved it. Gracepearl was a well put together character that grabbed my heart and held on. I am hoping there will be a squeal to this. The writing was great I loved the added nursery rhymes coloring everything. I will be checking out more by this author I am excited to see what else she has done. These are geared toward a younger reader like 10, but there is a part where some girls catch the boys ...more
Hmm... Well... It was kinda boring... Sir Peter (The Pirate) was pretty awesome though xD
too fluffy and predictable, good for middle school girls but not much else.
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This is for young teens. Maybe 4th - 8th grade. It was cute.
Cute. No bad stuff, sweet story. Predictable but cute.
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