Here, the series continues to reimagine princesses as courageous, compassionate, ethical heroines whose looks are the least important thing about them. Annabelle, the younger, very much unmagical younger sister of gwendolyn, she of sleeping beauty fame. The frog princess was the inspiration for disneys hit movie the princess and the frog. She lives with her family and their many animals in maryland. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the wideawake. The hardcover of the princess before dawn wideawake princess series. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The wide awake princess series tales of the frog princess series. She was protected from her sisters fate by being made unaffected by magic and nullifying or reflecting any magic in her vicinity. Living on a small farm in maryland allows baker the chance to partake in the breeding of horses. Each postcard gives annie and liam the opportunity to travel to exotic lands and farflung kingdoms. Based on an excerpt from the wideawake princess by ed baker. When her sister falls asleep, she goes on a quest to find her sisters true love, to wake her up.
This is the fourth book in the wideawake princess series. Everything works out in the end and annie is a wonderful character who it is easy to cheer for. Its like you get transformed into the books land of storiesbuy the way read the land of stories its awesome. The wideawake princess princess annie is frustratingly and luckily resistant to magic. In this book, annie and liam are supposed to get married, but there are lots of problems that they have to figure out before they can do so.
A tale of the wideawake princess is the fourth book in the wideawake series from e. The wideawake princess, volume 1 volume 1 of tales of the wideawake princess the wideawake princess. Baker 2016, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. As with gail carson levines fairy tale retellings, i often find that theres not enough substance there for a really satisfying read, but the wideawake princess and books like it are a nice introduction to the genre for young readers.
Now its up to annie to find a prince to kiss her sister and break the spell. When the curse is activated, its up to annie and the faithful guard, liam to break the curse. I wrote company loves misery for wa rehab, winners of the fgb auction. Serious fun for those im a big fan of fractured fairy tales, and the wideawake princess is a fun one. Reprint edition january 3, 2012 unlocking the spell aka the princesss promise 2012 isbn 9781619631946 bloomsbury usa childrens. Sleeping beautys younger, nonmagical sister, annie, still cant rest while trouble in the kingdom threatens her good friend, snow white. If you like fairytales and if you like rewritten fairytales and books written by e. The narratives are full of fun, romance, action, and adventure. Since then, the author has written numerous other childrens book. Myself and a few other swell gals run a twilight fanfiction blog, the lazy, yet discerning ficster. The second book in the wideawake princess series, a magical retelling of sleeping beauty, by the author of the frog princess. If you enjoy this book, you might want to check out these other similar reads. What if sleeping beautys parents didnt behave like fools twice.
Annie is an enjoyable, independent, and undaunted character, who uses wits and skills rather than spells in her endeavors. When her sister gwen pricks her finger and the whole castle falls asleep, only annie stays awake. Click to read more about the wideawake princess by e. The wideawake princess 2010 isbn 9781599906584 bloomsbury usa childrens. The wideawake princess by katherine paterson is an original fairy tale that reveals the rewards of overcoming ignorance and using ones own mind to bring about change. While the wideawake princess is a book aimed at younger readers, i didnt think that the author dumbed anything down. Snow whites evil stepmother has disappeared, and her father wants her married off right away but who should she choose.
D download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Baker is the author of seven books in the tales of the wideawake princess series, including the wideawake princess, unlocking the spell, the bravest princess, princess in disguise, princess between worlds, the princess and the pearl, and princess before dawn, as well as the tales of the frog princess series, the fairytale matchmaker series, the magic animal rescue series, the more than a princess series, and other delightful books for young readers including fairy wings, fairy lies. Fiction annie and liams wedding day looks as if its going to be perfect, until everything starts to go wrong. Sleeping beauty wake up from the 100year curse by finding her beloved prince, you. Common knowledge series tales of the wideawake princess. Princess between worlds just as annie and liam are busy making plans to travel the world, a witch shows up and gives them a collection of postcards from the magic marketplace. Princess in disguise wideawake princess series by e. The tale of the wideawake princess series in order e. Bakers beloved tales of the frog princess series, this addition to the wideawake princess. This book tells the tale of sleeping beautys sister, the wide awake princess. I think this book is so good that it deserves a sequel.
Baker about annie, the younger sister of gwendolyn, or sleeping beauty. This fractured fairy tale will be enjoyed by readers who like adventure with a touch of romance. Baker is the author of many wonderful books for young readers including the tales of the frog princess series the first of which was the basis for the disney hit the princess and the frog, as well as the previous three books in the wideawake princess series. Mar 21, 2020 ive created these pins for readers advisory. The main character exhibits courage and adventurousness, even saving a prince or two rather than waiting passively to be rescued. The complete series list for a tale of the wideawake princess e. Books similar to princess in disguise the wideawake. Baker is the author of seven books in the tales of the wideawake princess series, including the wideawake princess, unlocking the spell, the bravest princess, princess in disguise, princess between worlds, the princess and the pearl, and princess before dawn, as well as the tales of the frog princess series, the fairytale matchmaker series, the magic animal rescue series, the more. Liam was only a few years older than annie and taller than most boys his age.
For parents who are hesitant about princess books, heres one that will. Baker contents cover title dedication prologue chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 acknowledgments also by the author imprint this book is dedicated to my fans, whose loyalty and. With fanfavorite characters making special appearances from e. It promotes autonomy, resourcefulness, and good personhood over being pretty or beautiful. Baker is the author of the tales of the frog princess series, the wideawake princess series, the fairytale matchmaker series, and many other delightful books for young readers, including fairy wings, fairy lies, and a question of magic. The wideawake princess series of novels make use of a clever subversion of classic fairy tales such as rapunzel, sleeping beauty, and hansel and gretel, among others to make for unique stories. They have other animals on the property as well, this including cats, dogs, and goats, not to mention a duck or two. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Buy a cheap copy of the wideawake princess book by e. The wideawake princess has 10 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The wideawake princess tales of the wideawake princess.
Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. And, why her wedding dress suddenly falls completely apart. Despite her familys precautions and banishing of spinning wheels, gwennie accidentally pricks her finger on a spinning wheel that she gets as a gift on her sixteenth birthday. Parents need to know that the wideawake princess is an alternative to typical princess fare. Princess annie is frustratingly and luckily resistant to magic. The wideawake princess tales of the wideawake princess book 1 kindle edition by baker, e. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The wide awake princess is about your lessthanroyal princess, annie, and her somehowmorethangorgeous sister, gwendolyn, who just happens to be sleeping beauty.
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