The Diamond Princess and the Magic Ball

Jewel Kingdom #8

by Jahnna N. Malcolm

Demetra, who rules over White Winterland, hopes that her new crystal ball will help her see into the future. But she doesn't know that the ball contains an evil spell.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fairy Tales, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Juvenile, Young Adult

71 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Jahnna N. Malcolm is the pen name for husband-and-wife team Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner. Together they've written four musicals, two movies, three CD-ROM games, and nearly one hundred books, including the popular series The Jewel Kingdom. They met in the theater and were married on the stage using Marlowe's famous love letter from "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" as their wedding vows.

Reviews

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

I spent the weekend with my friends who have four daughters, two of them are my Goddaughters and I read four of the books that the girls own, and let me just say fries and princesses bob up quite a number of times in their library - and this one has both and it a fairy princess.
It involves a wicked witch type character and acts of bravery to save the day, and is a part of a series, although it seemed as if it could be read stand alone, there was not much confusion about what was happening, which being it was written for younger readers is understandable.
Entertaining enough without being amazing, it seems that varies and princesses live on in the world of books.

[Lizzy Seitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 our of 5 stars

I didn’t even remember this one to be real lol

[˗ˋˏ nikki ˎˊ˗ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of magic things I love in this one (crystal balls, fortune-tellers, magicians, and a winter fox companion).

[Jordan MacKinnon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh the desire to see the future getting the Diamond Princess in trouble! But also I love the expansion of magic in this universe! It was nice to see !!

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

1st read of 2026 is a childhood fave

[Dawnetta · Rating 3 out of 5]

If your child can read at this level it would be a good book. A fun beginning fantasy series. The plot lines are simple and easily solved with not too much of the dark side of fantasy.

[Naden.Safea · Rating 5 out of 5]

dhyrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee