Shannon Hale
Author
Series
Princess Academy trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
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Description
"Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!" --
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort, an occasion Frimplepants enjoys more than anything in the world. But just when he can smell the freshly baked bread and the heaping platters of sugar-dusted doughnuts, Princess Magnolia's glitter-stone ring rings. The monster alarm! After a quick change in the secret cave, Princess Magnolia and Frimplepants are transformed into the Princess...
4) Real friends
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The Group wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top... even if it means bullying others. Now every day is like a roller coaster for Shannon. Will she and Adrienne stay friends? Can she stand up for herself?...
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 5
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
Description
Noseholes and elephants! A pet-eating monster interrupts a perfect playdate with Princess Sneezewort . . . but who is that new masked avenger? Princess Magnolia and Princess Sneezewort have plans . . . mysterious plans, like a princess playdate! They dress-up slam! They karaoke jam! They playhouse romp and snack-time stomp! But then a shout from outside Princess Sneezewort's castle interrupts their fun. It's a monster trying to eat someone's kitty!...
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 4
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
Description
A sleepy Princess in Black takes a much-needed vacation and rides her bicycle to the seaside, where she plans to nap in a hammock, but her peace is disrupted by a roaring sea monster.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
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Description
"Today is Princess Magnolia's birthday party, and she wants everything to be perfect. But just as her guests are arriving... Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! Princess Magnolia runs to the broom closet, ditches her frilly clothes, and becomes the Princess in Black! She rushes to the goat pasture, defeats the monster, and returns to the castle before her guests discover her secret. But every time Princess Magnolia is about to open her presents, the...
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 7
Pub. Date
2019.
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
Description
When the goat pasture is plagued with a foul stench, the Princess in Black and her friends must take on a stinky beast.
9) Best friends
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When she becomes part of the in-crowd, Shannon begins to question whether she wants to remain there, in this autobiographical graphic novel about popularity, first boyfriends, and finding a path in life.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 6
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
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Description
When a goo monster crashes the science fair, the Princess in Black is on the job, and with the help of the Princess in Blankets, sets out to save the science fair.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 8
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Fountas & Pinnell
L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Snow covers the kingdom, making it a perfect day for the Princess in Black and her friends to build snow monsters--until a huge foot smashes the monsters and everything else in its path. SQUASHY! Could a stomping giant be the biggest problem yet for the Princess in Black?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 9
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Princess in Black and her friends are enjoying a day of sun and sea on Princess Sneezewort's royal boat when a real, live mermaid princess emerges from the waves! Eeeeeee! Princess Posy needs their help protecting her very cute sea goats from being eaten by a very greedy kraken. But the princesses and the Goat Avenger quickly realize that fighting underwater can be tough for land dwellers, and only the mermaid Princess Posy can save the day....
13) The goose girl
Author
Series
Books of Bayern volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Princess Anidori, on her way to marry a prince she has never met, is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
14) Calamity Jack
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
144 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.
15) Friends forever
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard she tries, Shannon can never seem to just be happy. As she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. Is something wrong with her? Can she be the person everyone expects...
16) Fire and ice
Author
Series
Spirit animals. Main series volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
While chasing down a lead in the cold North, the heroes arrive at a quiet village where not everything is as it seems. Rooting the truth out of this deceptively beautiful place won't be easy-and the team is already out of time.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
144 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rapunzel is raised in a grand villa surrounded by towering walls. Rapunzel dreams of a different mother than Gothel, the woman she calls Mother. She climbs over the wall and finds out the truth. Her real mother, Kate, is a slave in Gothel's gold mine. In this Old West retelling, Rapunzel uses her hair as a lasso and to take on outlaws--including Gothel.
18) Enna burning
Author
Series
Books of Bayern volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and her loved ones in grave danger. Enna and Princess Isi became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Isi married Prince Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever when she learns to wield fire and burn anything...
Author
Series
Kitty-corn volume 1
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Kitty, who looks like a kitten yet feels she is actually a unicorn, begins to doubt herself as others ridicule her, until she meets a unicorn that helps her discover and embrace who she is.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 10
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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"Princess Magnolia is at the Flower Festival prepping for the evening ball when suddenly she hears a commotion. Oh no! She isn't prepared to fight a monster or... a grumpy emu! To her surprise, a knight in shining armor comes to the rescue, but not before the princess's prized decorations are stomped on and destroyed. Luckily, the gallant Prince Valerian has his own secret identity -- the Prince in Pink -- and has been yearning for a chance to show...