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I came across the name of this book when I read an article about "favorite literary heroines." The description and love of Cimorene, the heroine, had me intrigued enough to look up the series and I couldn't believe I'd never heard of it before. I decided to go ahead and read it now to see whether it was as good as the reviews professed - and it was! I would say it's probably ideal for 3rd-5th graders (or earlier, depending on reading level). Cimorene is a non-princessy Princess, which was great
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Sep 06, 2010
Sara ♥
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really liked it
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challenge-fall-2010,
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young-adult,
fantasy,
action-adventure,
audiobook,
humor,
2012,
2015
June 20-21, 2019
Listened to this in the car with my family on a road trip! My youngest (3) was a bit too young to appreciate it, but the 6 and 8 year olds liked it!
December 18-19, 2015
I just kept thinking that this is exactly the sort of fairy tale I want my daughters to read. So fantastic.
November 21-23, 2012
I mostly read this one because I wanted to read the second book, but knew I needed back-story. It was cute, but completely without love story, so that's sad for me! Book 2 is the bomb thoug ...more
Listened to this in the car with my family on a road trip! My youngest (3) was a bit too young to appreciate it, but the 6 and 8 year olds liked it!
December 18-19, 2015
I just kept thinking that this is exactly the sort of fairy tale I want my daughters to read. So fantastic.
November 21-23, 2012
I mostly read this one because I wanted to read the second book, but knew I needed back-story. It was cute, but completely without love story, so that's sad for me! Book 2 is the bomb thoug ...more
What can I say, anytime the princess tells the knight to take a hike because she does not want to be rescued, it's got to be good. I really like Cimorene. She does things her own way.
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Jun 17, 2010
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
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children-ya,
fantasy-fiction
A cute, sometimes funny story that sends up various fairy tale tropes, without being too heavy-handed.
This is a cute little chapter book about an unconventional princess who decides to be a dragon's servant rather than marry a prince. A lot of the conflict resolution feels really convenient or trite, but as a book for 8-12-year-olds it doesn't need a lot of complexity in the plot.
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Really delightful fairy tale about a strong independent princess who wants to remain captured by dragons. Great to listen to as an audiobook.
Feb 01, 2011
Paige
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
young-adult,
fantasies
Oct 03, 2011
Erin
marked it as to-read
Oct 24, 2011
Nicole
marked it as to-read
Apr 02, 2012
Dracolibris
marked it as to-read
Jan 30, 2021
Flynn
marked it as to-read
