The Extra-Ordinary Princess
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Publisher Description
Princess Amelia is the least likely person to become queen of the land of Gossling, from her position as the fourth daughter to her non-princessy ways. But when a plague sweeps the land, kills her parents, and leaves her evil uncle in power, it is Amelia who must find the courage to save her kingdom-and her sisters. Readers will be thoroughly enchanted by the coming-of-age of an unlikely princess.
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Twelve-year-old Amelia is the youngest of four princesses (the latest in a long line of White Queens, possessing gifts that are "a powerful blend of magic and something more"), growing up in the land of Gossling. Merrill, the eldest, is wise, and twins Lily and Rose are "great beauties," but Amelia is known only for her "non-princess ways" and unruly red hair ("If princesses were supposed to be so special, then there was something wrong with me," she says). When a plague sweeps their homeland and the king and queen perish, the girls' evil great-uncle attempts to seize the throne before Merrill turns 18. He casts spells on all of the sisters except Amelia, who must believe in her magical and human abilities in order to fulfill prophecies, break the spells and lead the citizens of Gossling against Count Raven and the Dark Ones. Ebbitt's debut sits halfway between fairy tale and fable. The characters' histories are enjoyably complex and the first-person narratives, told mostly from Amelia's POV, but occasionally alternating between other characters, inch the story toward the extra-ordinary. Ages 8 12.
