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meganbuhler3 's review for:
Princess Ben
by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Loved this, would recommend it. Rated G.
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Recommended by AJ's friend who is a children's librarian. She said: When young Benevolence, or Ben’s parents are killed by invaders, along with the king, she is next in line for the throne, and under the thumb of the imperious Queen Sophia, who is determined to turn her into a — horrors! — “proper princess.” Ben’s rebellion against this idea leads to her imprisonment in a castle tower with a secret room, in which she learns all about magic. But is her lack of interest in politics threatening her country’s stability? Ben’s development into adulthood is a fairy tale that keeps you guessing. As an added perk, it’s written in an arch 19th-century prose style, and it just beautiful.
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Recommended by AJ's friend who is a children's librarian. She said: When young Benevolence, or Ben’s parents are killed by invaders, along with the king, she is next in line for the throne, and under the thumb of the imperious Queen Sophia, who is determined to turn her into a — horrors! — “proper princess.” Ben’s rebellion against this idea leads to her imprisonment in a castle tower with a secret room, in which she learns all about magic. But is her lack of interest in politics threatening her country’s stability? Ben’s development into adulthood is a fairy tale that keeps you guessing. As an added perk, it’s written in an arch 19th-century prose style, and it just beautiful.