Sumptuous storytelling combines *Sleeping Beauty* with *Jack and the Beanstalk* in a magical exploration of prejudice, justice, and the meaning of true love.
Briar and Rose and Jack
β Scribed by Katherine Coville
- Publisher
- Clarion Books;Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Sumptuous storytelling combines Sleeping Beauty with Jack and the Beanstalk in a magical exploration of prejudice, justice, and the meaning of true love.
βI finished reading this novel with my jaw hanging open. A whole country is captive to one tyrant or another, but kids make alliances with kids, and rebellions are born. **Everyone has to read this!ββ Tamora Pierce, best-selling author of Mastiff
Lady Briar is scorned for her appearance. Princess Rose is adored for her looks. Unbeknownst to them, one or both may bear a curse that only true love can break. But the girls have little time for curses anywayβalong with their friend Jack, they are busy plotting the downfall of the evil giant who plagues their kingdom. But how can children succeed when the adults are afraid to even try? And what if the curse manifests? Whose love could be true enough to save the day? **
Review
"[A] a pleasant tale of friendship." β Kirkus
About the Author
Katherine Coville is an artist as well as an author. Books she has illustrated include Aliens Ate My Homework and Sarahβs Unicorn , both by written her husband, Bruce Coville. Books she has written include Ivy , and The Cottage in the Woods. She lives in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children.
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