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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. D-Perhaps the best things about the Harry Potter books is that they have helped to wash books like this back up from relative obscurity. (  )  bramon | Oct 12, 2009 |  Merideth says: Princess Cimorene, dark haired, intellegent and headstrong, is not a proper princess. So, when her marriage to the totally proper and totally annoying Therendril is announced, she runs away, on the advice of a frog, and becomes Princess to the dragon Kazul. There she is allowed to cook, clean, read Latin and learn magic. Cimorene discovers wizards, where no wizard should be, and with the help of her friends Allinora and the witch Morwen, must foil their evil plot. I loved this series as a pre-teen, and recently listened to the audio with my 6-year old. It holds up. Hearing it as a mom, I'm glad that there are girls like Cimorene for my daughter to hear about. (cross-posted from MeriJenBen) (  ) YouthGPL | Sep 30, 2009 | Pre09: Need to read again to remember the unique bits of each book. I do remember loving all the characters though. (  ) Isamoor | Aug 28, 2009 | I really enjoyed this book. It had elements of magic, adventure, humor, and female empowerment. Unlike traditional princess stories, Cimorene is a tombory and the King of the Dragons turns out to be a female. I particularly enjoyed the references to other more traditional fairy tales. I thought this was a fun book to read with a great message. I would happily recommend this book, especially to girls. ( )1  smohri | Jul 24, 2009 | Cimorene's parents aren't sure what to do with her. She is tall, thin, dark haired, and her personality is totally unsuitable for a princess. All of her sisters had turned out fine but Cimorene is bored out of her mind by the things princesses are supposed to do, so instead she learns everything they are not, like magic, cooking, fencing and many other strange skills. When faced with an arranged marriage, she does the only thing logical - she finds a dragon to offer her diverse services to. This book is light and funny, playing with the stereotypes found in fairy tales and fantasy while still being a compelling tale in its own right. I recommend this to both boys and girls, as I have known people of both genders who adored the book. I would recommend this to late elementary schoolers or middle schoolers, depending on their individual reading abilities. This book would also be very cute read aloud. ( )1 Quennith | Apr 11, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0152229000, Hardcover)Cimorene, princess of Linderwall, is a classic tomboy heroine with classic tomboy strengths--all of which are perceived by those around her as defects: "As for the girl's disposition--well, when people were being polite, they said she was strong-minded. When they were angry or annoyed with her, they said she was as stubborn as a pig." Cimorene, tired of etiquette and embroidery, runs away from home and finds herself in a nest of dragons. Now, in Cimorene's world--a world cleverly built by author Patricia C. Wrede on the shifting sands of myriad fairy tales--princesses are forever being captured by dragons. The difference here is that Cimorene goes willingly. She would rather keep house for the dragon Kazul than be bored in her parents' castle. With her quick wit and her stubborn courage, Cimorene saves the mostly kind dragons from a wicked plot hatched by the local wizards, and worms her way into the hearts of young girls everywhere.While the characters are sometimes simplistically drawn, adults and children will have fun tracing the sources of the various fairy tales Wrede plunders for her story. Dealing with Dragons is the first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and most young readers will want to devour the entire series. (Ages 10 and older) --Claire Dederer (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:13 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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