- Paperback: 107 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic Canada (April 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0590712829
- ISBN-13: 978-0590712828
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 13 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 91 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #450,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“The Seventh Princess is definitely a rich, appealing tale of enchantment and adventure.” -- Reviewing Librarian
Book Description
Worried about her homework assignment to write about her strangest dream, Jennifer falls asleep on the school bus. She awakes as Princess Miranda, in a beautiful land called Eladeria. But being a princess is no dream come true. Like the six princesses brought to Eladeria before her, Jennifer’s fate is to be changed into a vicious harpy to serve the wicked sorceress Swenhild! Will courage, loyal friends and the magic of the Stone of Seeking be enough for Jennifer to save herself and restore the true King to his throne? Jennifer will have the best dream ever to write about, if only she can make it back safely to her own world!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good "First Fantasy" for Young Girls,
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This review is from: The seventh princess (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: This is another book from the Randomly Selected Bookshelf that I am reading from this year. I have not read this before but I have always had a copy of it. One of the purposes of reading from this shelf is to move books out of the house. This one will be sent off to Bookmooch.Jennifer is on her way to school looking out the window at the forest, daydreaming when suddenly she is inside a horse drawn carriage, taken to a palace and everyone is calling her Princess Miranda. She quickly makes friends with the dwarf Jester, Samson, and it doesn't take her more than a few minutes to realize that the High Chancellor is an evil man. She finds out that her fate here is doomed, but also that the fate of Elandria itself is in peril and she is given the secret on how it may be possible to save not only herself but the whole country from evil. This is what one might call a "first fantasy". It has all the ingredients needed for a fast paced fantasy story and is populated by Kings, Evil power hungry men, dwarfs, harpies, wicked witches and missing real prince and princess. The plot is quite simple. The "twists" were no surprise to this adult reader but I think they will be just enough for the young reader just discovering this genre. The characters are rather stereotypical of the parts they play but the two main characters Samson, the dwarf and Jennifer are fully fleshed causing the reader to root for them on their various dangerous outings. While not the best book ever written, this has a certain something to it that makes it endearing to the reader. I'm not sure just what it is but I think it may be Jennifer's spunk and pluck which she shows right from the beginning to the most evil man in the land, unbeknownst to her, and that lets the reader know what to expect from her for the rest of the book. This is obviously a girl's book. What little girl wouldn't want to suddenly find herself being called Your Highness, waited on hand and foot, then finding she is the heroine who must save the day! An action-packed story for youngsters just venturing into the genre.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my childhood favorites,
By Dan Byrne (Manitoba, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The seventh princess (Paperback)
I thought I'd add my two cents. All of the reviews so far have been written by women recommending this book for young women. I must say (hopefully without losing any macho points) that this was one of my favorite books growing up. I loved the story and was a daydreamer myself, so I identified with the main character as well Now I am a father and looking for a fairietale to read to my daughter and am delighted to have found it here.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite books!!! Highly recomended for girls!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Seventh Princess (Paperback)
WOW!!! I totally LOVE this book!!! I got it from my second cousin Brittany. I have NO IDEA why the heck she got rid of it. It's such a good book! I've read this book twice because it's so dang good! The story starts out with Jennifer (just an ordinary girl) riding to school on a bus. On the bus she falls asleep. When she wakes up she finds herself in a really fancy carrige. She knows she definitely hasn't gone crazy! After she gets out of the carrige, she sees that she's in a different world! People are calling her Princess Miranda and stuff. Later on she finds out that she is the next -and last- target for Duke Rinaldo and Swenhild, a witch. What will she do? She's just a helpless little girl. Or is she? I won't give away the ending. You'll have to read it yourself. This is a must-have book. I suggest you buy it right away. If you don't, you're missin' out!
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