Garden Princess (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763656850)

Dig in to this middle-grade fantasy featuring a horticulturally minded princess, a beautiful but evil witch, and a magpie with a shameful secret.

Princess Adela is not a typical princess. She's neither particularly beautiful nor particularly graceful, and she'd rather spend her days digging new plots for her garden than listening to teatime gossip. But when her friend Garth is invited to a garden party hosted by Lady Hortensia -- whose beauty is said to be rivaled only by the loveliness of her gardens -- Adela can't resist coming along, even if it means stuffing herself into a too-tight dress and donning impractical shoes. But the moment Adela sets eyes on Hortensia's garden, she knows something is amiss. Every single flower is in bloom -- in the middle of October Not only that, there is a talking magpie flitting about the garden and stealing the guests' jewels. Is it possible that Hortensia is a witch and the magpie an enchanted prince? And what of the flowers themselves? Will Adela get to the root of the mystery and nip trouble in the bud before it's too late?

Author: Kristin Kladstrup
ISBN-10: 0763656852
ISBN-13: 9780763656850
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 03/12/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.75w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 157681 / Garden Princess


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2013
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 163
Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 57
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2013 - Recommended - Readable
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2013 pg. 468
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 82 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw