The Thirteenth Princess - by Diane Zahler (Paperback)

About the Book

The story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses is retold with a fantastic new twist and a lovable heroine.

From the Back Cover

My name is Zita, and I am the thirteenth princess.My twelve sisters are legendary, even infaraway kingdoms, but I am sure thatyou have never heard of me.

Zita is not just any servant--she's the thirteenth daughterof a king who wanted only sons. When all her royal sisters fallmysteriously ill, the only clue is their strangely worn and tatteredshoes. Something sinister is afoot--and Zita must find the sourceof the enchantment and break the curse, or the twelve princesseswill surely dance to their deaths.

Review Quotes

"THE THIRTEENTH PRINCESS is a lucky find, a wheeling gavotte of a novel that refreshes an old fairy tale with new enchantment." - Gregory Maguire, author of WICKED and A LION AMONG MEN
"Splendid entertainment with a guaranteed happy ever after." - Diane Stanley, author of BELLA AT MIDNIGHT
"An enchanting retelling." - Alex Flinn, author of BEASTLY and A KISS IN TIME
"Zahler takes a light story and gives it gratifying depth, rounding out the characters and their motivations without betraying the source material and wrapping it all together in a graceful and cohesive romantic drama." - Publishers Weekly
"Delicious descriptions" - Kirkus Reviews
Lively reworking of familiar elements." - Booklist
Just the right combination of magic, adventure, and romance." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books