When the curse takes hold Annie must travel to find Gwennie's true love. Her sister is Gwendolyn aka sleeping beauty. Though the question of looks is unavoidable in the subject matter - who has them, who had them, who lost them, who found them - here, readers are still challenged to unpack assumptions about "real" beauty and its ultimate significance compared with character. STORYLINE FOR THE WIDE AWAKE PRINCESS: Annie is a princess who has one gift: the abilty that no magic can touch her or be around her. Furthermore, Annie learns to help a friend sort out another big existential question: What is true love really about, especially when people aren't always what they seem? How do we determine a person's true character?įans of the series will find more of Liam but a lot more of Annie charging into the action and testing her mettle, and, for parents who are hesitant about princess books, here's one that will introduce nuance and character to what is so often a disappointing genre. What makes this third installment a nice detour from the previous books is the way Annie and Liam negotiate their relationship - they have different skills, and each wants to save the other, but they must learn how to let each other's strengths work for the team. THE BRAVEST PRINCESS amps up the action and adventure, with Annie and Liam facing danger and excitement (and some very innocent romance) around every corner.
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