The Two Princesses of Bamarre (Rpkg) by Gail Carson Levine Levine

Description: Levine (Ella Enchanted) enters a world of high fantasy with this latest princess tale, peopled with sorcerers, elves and fairies, but plot twists win out over character development. When teenage narrator Addie was two years old, and her sister, Meryl, just three, the siblings lost their mother to the Grey Death, a mysterious illness that continues to plague the kingdom of Bamarre, randomly selecting its victims. Meanwhile, under their monarch father's weak rule, "ogres, gryphons, spectres and dragons... were slaughtering hundreds of Bamarrians every year." When the Grey Death strikes Meryl, Addie becomes determined to find the cure. Rhys, a sorcerer who fancies Addie, outfits her with a cloak ("It's not a cloak of invisibility," he tells her, "but if you're in shadow... you won't be noticed") and a tablecloth that produces food on demand; Bella, the girls' tutor, bequeaths to her gifts from their mother, seven-league boots ("the boots go seven leagues when you take a step") and a spyglass that can view a distance of seven leagues and also penetrate stone and wood. Despite Addie's myriad adventures (an encounter with a spectre, an ogre and a dragon) and the courage she gains throughout, her character remains an enigma. Other subplots, such as Rhys and Addie's courtship, are not fully developed. Even after the heroine completes her mission (Levine plants clues to its outcome with a Beowulf-like poem interspersed throughout the novel), readers may feel let down. Ages 10-up. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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EAN: 9780064409667

UPC: 9780064409667

ISBN: 9780064409667

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Book Title: Two Princesses of Bamarre

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: HarperCollins

Topic: Royalty, Fantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Family / Siblings, General, Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Item Height: 0.5 in

Publication Year: 2012

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Item Weight: 6.3 Oz

Item Length: 7.6 in

Author: Gail Carson Levine

Item Width: 5.1 in

Format: Trade Paperback