Today is National Make a Friend Day, and while it might be a lesser celebrated holiday, there is no denying that a good friend can make a world of difference in our lives... even if you happen to be a princess. Ladies and gents, if you're a fan of fairytales, or fairytale redos, this is one story your don't want to miss! Allow me to introduce, today's book of choice...
By
Alex London
9780063303874
Greenwillow Books
About the book...
Every fairy tale ends with its characters living happily ever after, right? A valiant prince quests long and hard to reach the castle where the sleeping princess lies. And with a kiss, he awakens her.
But what if the princess does not think a kiss from a stranger is a very pleasant way to wake up? Yuck!
When Rosamund flees her prince, a Door of Opportunity opens, and she steps through it to the Home Educational Academy (the HEA for short). Rosamund has found the Princess Protection Program, where fugitive fairy-tale princesses escape unwanted affections, untimely ends, and all the other perils of their stories.
But the longer Rosamund lives in the real world, the more questions she has. Does anyone ever graduate from the HEA? Why doesn’t anyone seem to remember the former students? Is the kindly fairy headmistress all she appears to be? Is anyone? And the most important question of all: Can Rosamund change her story?
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Once upon a time, there lived a girl who wanted to escape the story she was a prisoner of... even if she didn't quite know it.
This tale doesn't deal with just ONE fairytale princess, but several, though Rosamund (or formerly Sleeping Beauty) is the new addition to the group. It puts a new spin on the classic we all know... how would you feel about being awoken by a kiss 💋 from a total stranger that's promising to love and cherish you forever, despite not knowing you, and is pretty much racing to the altar? 😳 Hmm... all notions of romance aside, it sounds like just the right moment for a Door of Opportunity to open, leading you to somewhere else, anywhere else where you might explore what your own chosen future holds! Curious? Oh, you don't even know the half of it...
That's the thing about this story! It explores things you may not have considered when it comes to fairytale tales, and happily-ever-afters, and gives us a fun, if at times dangerous, adventure to see just what happens when we take control of our own stories...a great lesson for the princesses, but also readers. There's no singular way that our stories have to unfold; making it our own is the beauty of choice, love, and life. It's empowering in its messages, giving us strong female characters (and a few male characters too!) that have to think, consider, and puzzle through things that may be bigger than they ever thought possible, but with the help of their new addition, they stand a chance of avoiding the onceupona's at the gate and owning their stories once and for all.
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About the author...
Alex London is the acclaimed author of more than thirty books for children and teens. His middle grade novels include The Princess Protection Program, Search & Rescue, Dog Tags, and two titles in the 39 Clues series. For young adults, he’s the author of the cyberpunk duology Proxy and the epic fantasy series Black Wings Beating, which were both named to numerous best-of-the-year lists. He has been a journalist and human-rights researcher reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, a young adult librarian with the New York Public Library, and a snorkel salesman. He lives with his husband, daughter, and hound dog in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Special thanks to the dream team at Blue Slip Media for the chance to bring this title to you and to Greenwillow Books for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title celebrates its BOOK BIRTHDAY Tuesday, February 13th, 2024, so mark your calendar or preorder your copy today!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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