Watching the Roses
In this retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," Alice seems destined to lead a princess's life--except for the frightening curse that dreaded Aunt Violette bestowed at her christening: She will die at the age of eighteen. Although she lives, something horrible happens on her eighteenth birthday. And as a...
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In this retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," Alice seems destined to lead a princess's life--except for the frightening curse that dreaded Aunt Violette bestowed at her christening: She will die at the age of eighteen. Although she lives, something horrible happens on her eighteenth birthday. And as a result, Alice falls into a trancelike state and refuses to speak to anyone. Will she ever recover?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152055318 (0152055312)
Publish date: August 1st 2005
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Series: Egerton Hall (#2)
The second book in the Egerton Hall series, "Watching the Roses," is a LOT darker than "The Tower Room."This book focuses on a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. The story in "Watching the Roses" is sort of cloaked -- I mean, I could figure out what happened about ten pages in, but I imagine it would be ...