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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Surprisingly very good. I was expecting something fluffy and cheesy (look at the title after all), but was happily surprised at the depth of the story. And the fun involved. I loved the progression of Addie and what she learns. And it didn't have a "typical" happy ending. Overall, rather satisfying. (  ) melissa1lbr | Sep 29, 2009 |  This is a book taken into the Medievel times about two princesses that have to find the cure for a disease that kills people in about a month. There is something amazing towards the end I can't tell you. So read the book and find out! (  ) daisyflowers | May 12, 2009 | 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. -from the back cover of 'The Two Princesses of Bamarre'. I personally enjoy this book better than Gail Carson Levine's more popular book 'Ella Enchanted'. A fun book for fantasy lovers! Appropriate for all ages. (  ) I_recommend | Jan 15, 2009 | In a land where a disease, the Grey Death, kills many there lives two sisters, princesses called Meryl and Addie. Meryl is the brave one and Addie is timid. When Meryl is stricken with the disease Addie has to overcome many obstacles, not least of which is her own timidity, to find a cure. It does read like a fairy tale, an interesting story of honour and striving to do what is best to defeat the evil that seems unsurmountable. A story about growing up and growing into yourself. ( ) wyvernfriend | Dec 8, 2008 | A princess goes on a quest to find the cure for a deadly sickness (The Gray Death) when her sister is struck by it. On her way, she encounters many dangers and adventures. (  ) cornpuff12 | Nov 29, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0060575808, Paperback)After stealing the hearts of middle-grade girls with her delightful Newbery Honor-winning Cinderella retelling, Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine here creates a fairy tale of her own and gives it a characteristic grrrl-power twist. Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of gryphons, specters, and ogres. Addie, on the other hand, is fearful even of spiders and depends on Meryl for courage and protection. Waving her sword Bloodbiter, the older girl declaims in the garden from the heroic epic of Drualt to a thrilled audience of Addie, their governess, and the young sorcerer Rhys. But when Meryl falls ill with the dreaded Gray Death, Addie must gather her courage and set off alone on a quest to find the cure and save her beloved sister. Addie takes the seven-league boots and magic spyglass left to her by her mother and the enchanted tablecloth and cloak given to her by Rhys--along with a shy declaration of his love. She prevails in encounters with tricky specters (spiders too) and outwits a wickedly personable dragon in adventures touched with romance and a bittersweet ending. Young fans of princess stories will gobble this one up. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:04 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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