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	The Princess Curse 4.02 avg rating — 6,295 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle Behind Thorns 3.95 avg rating — 1,759 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handbook for Dragon Slayers 3.76 avg rating — 1,520 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Field Guide to Surreal Botany by Janet Chui (Editor, Illustrator), Jason Erik Lundberg (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shveta Thakrar 4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unplugged: The Web's Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy, 2008 by Rich Horton (Editor), Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author), Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Spindle Towers: Five Stories 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Among Green Roses: Five Speculative Romances really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wedding Dress Tea Parties of 2443 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess Curse by Haskell, Merrie (2013) Paperback liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Stay in the boat, I told myself, watching them walk up to the pavilion. I'll just stay in the boat. I won't go anywhere near that creature.
But in spite of that wise warning, I climbed out of the boat.
Fine, stretch your legs, I told myself. Just don't follow them.
But of course, I followed them.
You are without question your own worst enemy, I scolded myself, even as I tiptoed after them.”
― Merrie Haskell, The Princess Curse

tags: common-sense, curiousity

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“Fate is for people who are too lazy to do anything”
― Merrie Haskell, The Princess Curse

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“I understand that you don’t want to marry me,” I said. “I mean, I don’t know why, since I’m simply delightful to be around. But to each his own taste.”
― Merrie Haskell, The Princess Curse

tags: funny, sarcasm, snark

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Favorite retelling of Twelve Dancing Princesses

Entwined

Heather Dixon

44 votes, 26.0%

Princess of the Midnight Ball

Jessica Day George

27 votes, 16.0%

Wildwood Dancing

Juliet Marillier

26 votes, 15.4%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Marianna Mayer K.Y. Craft

14 votes, 8.3%

The Thirteenth Princess

Diane Zahler

12 votes, 7.1%

The Girls at the Kingfisher Club

Genevieve Valentine

9 votes, 5.3%

The Night Dance

Suzanne Weyn

8 votes, 4.7%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Brigette Barrager

7 votes, 4.1%

The Princess Curse

Merrie Haskell

7 votes, 4.1%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

John Cech

4 votes, 2.4%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Ruth Sanderson

3 votes, 1.8%

Twelve Dancing Unicorns

Alissa Heyman

3 votes, 1.8%

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Rachel Isadora

3 votes, 1.8%

The Phoenix Dance

Dia Calhoun

2 votes, 1.2%

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Merrie’s Quotes

“Did I never explain to you about love, Reva?' Pa asked. I gave him a look, and he laughed uncomfortably. 'I guess not. Let me put it in a way you'll understand. Love is like stinging nettles. Only they prick from the inside out, starting at your heart and bursting on around. It's worse when it gets here'--he rubbed the bridge of his nose--'then your vision goes a little strange. But eventually the nettles stop stinging--once she agrees to kiss you. But they start right back up again when she agrees to marry you--'
'Pa,' I interrupted, 'that's not love, that's fear.'
Pa shook his head, looking off admiringly in the direction where Lacrimora had disappeared. 'Same thing, in my case.”
― Merrie Haskell, The Princess Curse

tags: fear, love

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“I held in the sneeze, though, by thinking of the word cucumber. It always works.”
― Merrie Haskell, The Princess Curse

tags: funny, sneeze

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“Ignorance does not make the wrong choice into the right one.”
― Merrie Haskell, Handbook for Dragon Slayers

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“Birds have a powerful sense of home.”
― Merrie Haskell, Handbook for Dragon Slayers

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tags: common-sense, curiousity

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message 1: by Liz

Aug 09, 2012 11:52AM

Are you going to write a second princess curse book? I would really like it if you did! So would a lot of other people!

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