The Two Princesses of Bamarre
HarperCollins · Paperback · April 24, 2012
Gail Carson Levine left her mark on fantasy with her well-loved Newbery Honor Book Ella Enchanted.
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- Who it’s for
- A fairy-tale fantasy where courage meets fear, with sisterly devotion at its heart.
- Themes
- Sisterly love, Courage in the face of fear, Saving the kingdom
- Pacing
- Fast
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Gail Carson Levine left her mark on fantasy with her well-loved Newbery Honor Book Ella Enchanted. Now she has created another shimmering and tapestried landscape of fantasy and fairies. The two princesses of Bamarre couldn't be more different. Princess Addie is fearful and shy. Her deepest wish is for safety. Princess Meryl is bold and brave. Her deepest wish is to save the kingdom of Bamarre. They are sisters, and they mean the world to each other.
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Then disaster strikes, and Addie—terrified and unprepared—sets out on a perilous quest. In her path are monsters of Bamarre: ogres, specters, gryphons, and dragons. Addie must battle them, but time is running out, and the sisters' lives—and Barmarre's fate—hang in the balance.
Courage and Kinship
A fairy-tale fantasy where courage meets fear, with sisterly devotion at its heart.
Come here for
- A shy princess facing ogres, specters, gryphons, and dragons
- Sisterly devotion set against danger to a kingdom
Expect
- A perilous quest led by a fearful, unprepared princess
- A contrast between one sister’s shyness and the other’s boldness
Where it sits
| Magic & Fantasy | 87% |
|---|---|
| Sibling Stories | 40% |
| Royalty & Princes | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Survival Stories
- Art & Architecture
- Fairy Tale Collections
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
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- Folktale Retellings
- Sibling Stories
- Historical Europe
- Medieval Tales
- Authors
- Gail Carson Levine
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 24, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Sisterly love · Courage in the face of fear · Saving the kingdom
- Reading lane
- Survival Stories