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- 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.
- 8-12 Years
- 7.5" x 5.1" Paperback
- 272 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore
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The story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses is retold with a fantastic new twist and a lovable heroine.Book Synopsis
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.
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Just the right combination of magic, adventure, and romance." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"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
"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
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