The contest consists of three tasks: slaying a dragon, hunting down a witch and ridding the kingdom of bandits. What 15-year-old Meg hates most is being "sequestered" in a tower while princes from far and wide contend for her hand in marriage. She detests frilly dresses and would rather chase frogs than learn to embroider. Meg, the only daughter of King Stomgard and Queen Istilda, is not your ordinary princess.
In this parody of traditional fairy tale motifs, first-time novelist Coombs introduces a host of comical heroes, heroines, villains and buffoons. The Runaway Princess is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. Kate Coombs weaves a magical tale full of pesky princes, enchanted frogs, a beady-eyed scarf, and invisibility juice – a tale of wonder, but a story familiar to all who struggle to find their own place in the world. Does Meg find her distinct place in the kingdom, or is she doomed to fulfill her royal duties? Instead, she sets out to win the contest herself by enlisting the help of her good friend, her loyal maid, an eager guardsman, a young wizard, and a tenacious witch.
Meg firmly objects to her parents' giving her away, and she certainly has no intention of remaining in the tower where she is sequestered. But Princess Margaret is not your traditional princess. "In the tradition of so many monarchs, I offer my daughter's hand in marriage and half my kingdom to the prince who can rid us of these evils, restoring peace and prosperity to our realm."Īnd so the contest in the Kingdom of Greeve begins.
0 kommentar(er)
