Title: The Hero's Guide to Saving your Kingdom# of Pages: 419
Author: Christopher Healy
Illustrator: Todd Harris
Previous Work:
He wrote many nonfiction books for
adults
Summary: (The part in italics is from the book cover)
Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince
Gustav.You've never heard of them, have you? These are
the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow
White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those
lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only
as Prince Charming.
This book is about the Prince Charmings (or Princes
Charming, there was an argument in the book about which
was correct.) who are sick of only being known as Prince
Charming, not Liam, Frederic, Duncan and Gustav. They
go on a quest to let their true names be known, and along
the way discover each other. They become friends, despite
their various issues. (Liam always has to be a hero and
can't handle when he isn't, Frederic is overly cautious,
Duncan is very odd and believes he has magical luck, and
Gustav always feels inferior to his brothers, so he isn't
good about expressing his feelings.) Then they end up having
to save their kingdoms!
Rating: I give it a 2. It wasn't the best wacky fairy tale I've
ever read.
Awards:
The New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2012
Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2012
2013 Mythopoeic Award Finalist
IRA Children's Choices
Opinion: This book is witty and funny; defintely worth
reading. The characters are quirky. My favorite character
is Liam's sister, Lila. She's smart, insightful, helpful and will
never sit around when something has to be done. Another
reason to read this book is because of amazing pictures. I
would seriously read this book just for the see pictures. I
have one below. So this book is a good book to read if
you need a pick-me-up!
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| Lila's Wild Ride! |
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