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The Princess Sisters

by Stacy Lynn Carroll (Goodreads Author) (Author)

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 19 ratings · 16 reviews

What happens when you mix five modern teenagers with five fairytale princesses? Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Snow White Princess are cousins (and best friends) stuck with names they're not too fond of...and now together they must face the challenge of getting ready for high school--a world where fitting in is definitely a must. But how will they ever fit in when t...more

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Published October 12th 2010 by Ecko House Publishing

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Jul 09, 2011 Mary added it

The Princess Sisters is Stacy Lynn Carroll's first published novel. It is a fun story about 4 sister's by the last name of Princess who are all about to become single mothers. On the night of their Mother's funeral they decide to name their babies after the Disney Princesses.
The girls are best friends, they are of course different in personality, and competitive, especially when a cute older boy moves in across the street.
Each girl has a phobia based on her princess character name that they have...more

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Jul 02, 2011 Author Anna del C. Dye rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a truly enchanting tale, well written and with great imagination. It is a coming-of-age book full of real life situations. It is an easy read, the characters are well defined and they could be any of our kids. The many real life experiences the characters live are so aligned with reality that you may think this is a biography instead of a fictional novel. It teaches many needed life skills for young men and women alike.
Five girls, related to each other and of the same age, are given the...more This is a truly enchanting tale, well written and with great imagination. It is a coming-of-age book full of real life situations. It is an easy read, the characters are well defined and they could be any of our kids. The many real life experiences the characters live are so aligned with reality that you may think this is a biography instead of a fictional novel. It teaches many needed life skills for young men and women alike.
Five girls, related to each other and of the same age, are given the names of five princesses. Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora, Ariel and Bell. This should please them to no end, especially being as their last name is Princess. However, the girls do all in their power to have nothing to do with their cartoon counterparts.
They live next door to each other and have been friends since they were born. Because of this they don’t have friends outside their family. Their lives could be harder if it were only one girl with a princess name. Instead they have been good so far except for the pesky teasing they get from everyone in school. That all changes when a handsome young man moves in across the street from the girls. They became fast friends and do everything together during the summer.
Now the princesses are ready to go to High School and become somebody different than princesses … that is until a horrible witch discovers their secrets and makes them public. On the first day of school they find out that life will be quite miserable for them, as they are called names and made fun of by all the other students. Being bullied in school was just raised a notch higher. Life is hard enough without having to live in fear of High School.
The princesses at first don’t know what to do, but one of their fairy grandmothers gives them an idea. From that moment on they work together to change the view the rest of the students have of them. Will this last resort work for them?
This book is entertaining, a page-turner, and a great clean read for Young Adults and their families alike. (less)

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Aug 10, 2011 Sherry Gammon rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Princess Sister is a fun fresh idea. The poor girls were named after... well, Disney princess by there collective mothers(who were sisters). As you can imagine, while the girls were growing up, every cliche was thrown at them from poison apples to lost slippers. They tried their best to distance themselves from the Disney character, however the other kids at school never let them forget!
Thankfully, the girls had each other! The story picks up as the enter the dreaded High school! The girls...more

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Jun 27, 2011 Mary Walling rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: young women ages 12-112

Recommended to Mary by: Stacy Lynn Carroll

THE PRINCESS SISTERS
BY
STACY LYNN CARROLL

From Back of Book
What happens when you mix five modern teenagers with five fairytale princesses? Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Snow White Princess are cousins (and best friends) stuck with names they are not too fond of…and now together they must face the challenge of getting ready for high school-a world where fitting in is definitely a must. But how will they ever fit in when they’re destined to stand out? Or, perhaps more importantly, how will...more THE PRINCESS SISTERS
BY
STACY LYNN CARROLL

From Back of Book
What happens when you mix five modern teenagers with five fairytale princesses? Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Snow White Princess are cousins (and best friends) stuck with names they are not too fond of…and now together they must face the challenge of getting ready for high school-a world where fitting in is definitely a must. But how will they ever fit in when they’re destined to stand out? Or, perhaps more importantly, how will their friendship ever survive when the five Princesses all set their minds on one Prince?

A young mother “Princess” who loved fairytales told them to her four young “Princess” daughters as they were growing up. Her favorite story was about her “Prince”, their father, whose last name was really Princess, had swept her off her feet and rode off with her into the sunset on the back of a moped. Then one day her “Prince” turned into a toad and left her to raise her daughters alone. When the mother Princess died, the daughters Princesses decided that in her honor they would name their babies if they were girls, after each of the Disney Princesses. So where is the problem? Their last name is Princess. Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel and Snow White. It’s enough that they have to be subject to unique first names, but to have the last name Princess. What were their mothers thinking of? Not only that, but each has a personal secret/fear that only the cousins know about. Now they were in high school. Middle school had been hard enough, but high school was where they definitely had to fit in. It was not going to be easy when a handsome young “Prince” moves in across the street they all like him and a vindictive young lady who doesn’t like them sets out to make their life in high school miserable. How do they overcome these two obstacles and turn the tables on everyone?

When I first started reading this book, I wasn’t sure if I would like it. It really isn’t the genre that I read. I was really surprised. The book is delightful. It was refreshing and I enjoyed the interplay with each of the girls. I love the closeness they have with each other. It brought back memories of my high school days. I really felt for Snow White. I was shy and very uncertain of myself in high school. I stayed to myself, was not outgoing, wished I was more like Belle. They could be mad at each other, say what they wanted about each other, but heaven forbid someone else did. I love the reference made in the book that says “they say before you find your prince, you’ll kiss a frog or two…” It reminded me of the class I taught in Young Women on dating. When the girls met Dave Prince each one fell for him. Was he a Prince, a frog or a toad? When they started high school, how were they going to live down not only their names, but the ugly stigmas found on the poster taped to their lockers? How did the vindictive young woman who taped the poster to their lockers find out their own inner personal secret? No one knew them but the cousins themselves. How do they turn the tables and use the vindictiveness to their advantage?
If you are looking for something that is a refreshingly good read and stays within moral standards then I recommend this book to all young women ages 12 to 112.

I was provided this book for review at no compensation by Stacy Lynn Carroll.
Stacy can be reached at stacylynncarroll@gmail.com
To schedule book signings, interviews, , class visits,or any questions contact the author at
stacylynncarroll@gmail.com
www.stacylynncarroll.com

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May 27, 2011 Hollie Robb rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairytale, fiction

This was cute. Great for preteens, and early teens. With five girls named after the Disney princess and all 5 hating everything cliche that has to do with their name sakes, with teens teasing them with using their names as the object of the teasing. Who hasn't lived through that?

Learning to live through high school, finding out who is a true friend and who is not. The five sister Princesses learn some heard lessons,and find a way to over come the difficult time of being a teenage girl.

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Apr 17, 2013 Stephanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

this was written by my friend's daughter and I gave it a look. It took me a minute to get into it but I was quite pleased by the end. I liked how the 5 girls developed, built confidence and overcame some of their personal demons. I was also happy to hear that a second book is being written now since it would be fun to visit these characters again and see how their relationships change and develop in the future. Being the hopeful romantic that I am, there is a certain couple I am rooting for.

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Jun 03, 2012 Mandi Slack rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is cute!! The Princess Sisters written by Author Stacy Lynn Carroll is a fun, witty, coming-of-age story. This is a story about five cousins who all share the same last name of Princess. Then to make matters worse, their mothers gave them all Disney princess names:Snow White, Belle, Cinderella, Aurora and Ariel. Ready to enter high school, the girls are wondering how they will ever fit in, and when a handsome new boy moves in across the street it makes things all the more complicated....more

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Sep 02, 2011 Dawn Cook rated it 4 of 5 stars

This looks like a fun book can't wait to read it .
I just spent the afternoon in this book and loved it. I am in my mid 40's and I still enjoyed the book. It used pop references that most would know and high school doesn't really change that much it is still all about the popular ones. I read the entire book and will pass on to others to read.

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Feb 22, 2011 Kevin rated it 4 of 5 stars

A good book written by a good friend. I liked the fact that the girls had to overcome adversity and personal fears to achieve their goals. It is full of good and bad examples for teens to model themselves after, good humor and a lot of quality Utahisms. I'm looking forward to having Stacy come to my class and talk to the students about writing.

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Oct 31, 2011 Ashlee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sometimes the dialogue was annoying but the story was ok. I hope if a sequel is written, the author places it a few years down the road and continues a relationship with Scott and Cinderella. Scott was my favorite character but other than that the story is just ok.

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Sep 13, 2011 kita rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved the book!!!! This is a book I would read again! I would definitely recommend this book to my friends!!

byStacy Lynn Carrolldid an amazing job!!

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Mar 15, 2011 Kellie marked it as to-read

A friend's little sister wrote this. I remember meeting her my first year of college. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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May 04, 2011 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

An interesting plot line with memorable characters. Some edgy material.

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Jul 17, 2011 Stacy Carroll rated it 5 of 5 stars · (Review from the author)

Best book ever!

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Oct 16, 2011 Amberle rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was cute. Definitely aimed towards a middle school audience which normally I enjoy more than I did this book, I think because this one is set in the present day and not elsewhere or in another time. I liked the messages is presented and would recommend it mostly because of those messages.

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Nov 27, 2011 Danica rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is perfect for preteens and teens. My friend wrote it. It was fun to have a book written about places I know and things I have personally done.

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Stacy Lynn Carroll has always loved telling stories. She started out at Utah State University where she pursued a degree in English, learned how to western swing, and watched as many of her fellow students became 'True Aggies'. She then finished her BA at the University of Utah where she got an emphasis in creative writing. After college she worked as an administrative assistant, where she continu...more

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