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The Two Princess of Bamarre
by Gail Garson Levine
ISBN 0060293152
New York: Harper Collin, 2001
258 pages
12+
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Annotation: Princess Addie's sister has caught the Gray Death, a deathly disease where the victim last for only eleven days after catching it. Princess Addie goes out to find the cure but when she was close to getting it, a certain dragon comes along and ruins her smooth plan.”
Summary: When Princess Addie's sister catches the Gray Death, a fatal death, Addie goes out in search of a cure for her sister's sickness. Along the way, she bumps into a spectator, a person who uses clever ways to lure people to their death. The person who the spectator was pretending to be appeared, so luckily, she wasn't tricked. An ogre lumbered by and spotted her but thanks to her seven leagued boots (who carried her seven steps whenever she lifts a foot) carried her from harm's way. She was almost feasted by gryphon but her magical tablecloth saved her by the pecking beaks. Then she was captured by a dragon. Will she escape so she can save her sister in time or is she toast?
Critique: This book had a lot of adventure in it. It was very tense and kept me on the edge of my seat. At the beginning, there was a part from a famous hero's life book but I didn't know that so it was confusing at first. There were several interesting parts of history (Bamarre History) in it so it was interesting learning about Bamarre. I thought Princess Addie was very brave to search for the cure since her sister was usually the brave one. The two princesses didn't act like princesses so the book suggests to us that not all princesses are snobby and mean like we think. There was also a little romance in the book so it balanced the book out because there was adventure yet there was also love.
Summary: When Princess Addie's sister catches the Gray Death, a fatal death, Addie goes out in search of a cure for her sister's sickness. Along the way, she bumps into a spectator, a person who uses clever ways to lure people to their death. The person who the spectator was pretending to be appeared, so luckily, she wasn't tricked. An ogre lumbered by and spotted her but thanks to her seven leagued boots (who carried her seven steps whenever she lifts a foot) carried her from harm's way. She was almost feasted by gryphon but her magical tablecloth saved her by the pecking beaks. Then she was captured by a dragon. Will she escape so she can save her sister in time or is she toast?
Critique: This book had a lot of adventure in it. It was very tense and kept me on the edge of my seat. At the beginning, there was a part from a famous hero's life book but I didn't know that so it was confusing at first. There were several interesting parts of history (Bamarre History) in it so it was interesting learning about Bamarre. I thought Princess Addie was very brave to search for the cure since her sister was usually the brave one. The two princesses didn't act like princesses so the book suggests to us that not all princesses are snobby and mean like we think. There was also a little romance in the book so it balanced the book out because there was adventure yet there was also love.
Biography: Gail Carson Levine grew up in New York City and has been writing all her life. Her first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a 1998 Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Fairest; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and the picture book Betsy Who Cried Wolf, illustrated by Scott Nash. Gail, her husband, David, and their Airedale, Baxter, live in a two-hundred-year-old farmhouse in the Hudson River Valley of New York State.
You can learn more about Gail Garson Levine by visiting the websites:
http://gailcarsonlevine.blogspot.com/
http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/kids/gamesandcontests/features/fairest/
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