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The Invisible Princess by Faith Ringgold
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The Invisible Princess

by Faith Ringgold

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This is a book about a little girl who was born to be a princess. In the beginning, a village called Village of Visible lived a family. They were slaves, and Mama Love was destined to have a baby girl. The Lady of Peace came to her, and said she was to be a princess. The mother was worried that something bad would happen to her baby girl, so the Lady of Peace asked the Prince of Night to protect her by making this baby invisible. The girl is taken from their family, but then returns. The slave owners daughter, Patience is blind. She can see the Invisible Princess though. The girl goes back to tell her father about this beautiful girl. The father disagrees, and tells her to never go back there. Captain Pepper did hear about this beautiful invisible princess, but he would never let his daughter know because he wanted to make her a slave. The Captain threatens to separate Mama Love and Papa Love if they do not reveal her to him. Captains daughter warns the princess about her mother and father. She tells her to go help them. She tells them where she had been, and they all say that the entire village will be freed. They tell the Captain to change to love and peace. He then does to find his daughter, and happiness. ( )
  Katie20 | Sep 16, 2009 |
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A couple who longs for a child; a mysterious "long ago" world of dangerous, unthinkable oppression and resuscitating natural forces; the emergence of a beatific girl child who must be spirited away before the evil antagonist can get her--all of these traditional fairytale plot elements are reinvented with distinction and life in Faith Ringgold's brand new African American "legend" The Invisible Princess.

Most important, the title character in this conflict between a community of slaves and their evil plantation owner is instantly magical, and unforgettable. Born on a thunderous, stormy night, bearing saucer-shaped eyes and a burst of cornrows that extend from her head like sun rays, the enchanted Invisible Princess is so magnificently conceived that it makes the ensuing drama--which becomes almost biblical in its proportions--both gripping and conceptually possible.

Children will instantly agree that the Invisible Princess is a very special young girl, and will care about and identify with her. For that reason they're likely to need significant hand-holding during two sharp turns in the tale: first, when the hero must endure separation from her parents in order to stay protected from the evil Captain Pepper; and second, when Pepper threatens to separate the princess's parents forever. Still, Ringgold's fantastic landscapes stay warm throughout, conveying the stupendous, hard-won resolve and embrace that occurs at story's end. --Jean Lenihan

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