A review by plexippa
The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry

4.0

Five days before her sixteenth birthday, Princess Patricia Priscilla wants nothing more than an escape from her pampered but boring life. On her birthday, she will have to attend a ball and choose a royal husband from a rather grim assortment of nobles.

Lowry's silly wordplay and Feiffer's breezy illustrations combine perfectly in this whimsical tale. A little over the top at times, but a sweet, funny read.