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Merrie Haskell
Merrie Haskell grew up half in Michigan, half in North Carolina. She works in a library with over 7 million books, and finds this to be just about the right number.Merrie won the Schneider Family Book Award in 2014 for HANDBOOK FOR DRAGON SLAYERS, and was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Fantasy... show more

Merrie Haskell grew up half in Michigan, half in North Carolina. She works in a library with over 7 million books, and finds this to be just about the right number.Merrie won the Schneider Family Book Award in 2014 for HANDBOOK FOR DRAGON SLAYERS, and was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature in 2013 for THE PRINCESS CURSE. Her third book, THE CASTLE BEHIND THORNS, is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Visit her website at merriehaskell.com
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Birth date: April 10
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Jocelyn (The Reading World)
Jocelyn (The Reading World) rated it 9 years ago
This was a fun take on the Twelve Dancing Princesses story, also combining the Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Hades and Persephone. What first caught my attention was the fact the "savior" of the 12 princesses is a 13-year-old girl rather than the traditional older male soldier, although Haske...
Kagama -The Literaturevixen
Kagama -The Literaturevixen rated it 10 years ago
Reveka is a 13 year old girl who after being raised since she was very young in a convent has recently been reunited with her soldier father, who is the kings gardener to the Prince of Sylvania. Now they live at the castle Sylvian and she is an herbalists apprentice. When she is summoned to the Pr...
Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land"
Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land" rated it 10 years ago
4.5 stars... that will turn into a five star rating, once I have the sequel in my hands...That is not to say that this ends with a cliffhanger. No, the story in this book is mostly properly resolved, especially the part about "The twelve dancing Princesses" retelling.As for "Beauty and the Beast"?We...
fruitcakes
fruitcakes rated it 10 years ago
WHERE IS THE SEQUAL OR AT LEAST THE FANFICTION
Because I'm Batman
Because I'm Batman rated it 11 years ago
I've been searching for a good 12 Dancing Princesses retelling. I loved Wildwood Dancing and it's a fairy tale you can take in so many directions. The Princess Curse is an interesting blend of the 12 Princesses, Beauty and the Beast and the story of Persephone. It isn't the totally amazing retelling...
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