Frogged - Softcover

Velde, Vande, Vivian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0544225465 ISBN 13: 9780544225466

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014

Synopsis

One should be able to say of a princess "She was as good as she was beautiful," according to The Art of Being a Princess, which almost-thirteen-year-old Princess Imogene is supposed to be reading. Not feeling particularly good, or all that beautiful, she heads for a nearby pond, where, unfortunately, a talking frog tricks her into kissing him. No prince appears, as one might expect. Instead, the princess turns into a frog herself! Thus launches a funny, wonderfully spun fractured fairy tale in which Imogene wonders if she will be forever frogified.

About this title

Review:

"Imogene's misadventures as an amphibian are entertaining. There's enough light humor throughout to keep readers hooked."
--Publishers Weekly

"A fine addition to the canon of fractured fairy tales."
--Kirkus

"The action is convincing, carried forward by dialogue and ironic good humor. A satisfying journey for fans of fractured fairy tales."
--Booklist

"Vande Velde writes with the crisp diction of a practiced storyteller who knows her text will likely be read aloud."
--Bulletin

"Princess-loving girls will be charmed by this story."
--School Library Journal

About the Author:

Vivian Vande Velde has written many highly acclaimed books for teen and middle grade readers, including Three Good Deeds, Heir Apparent, Deadly Pink, and the Edgar Award-winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0544225465
• ISBN 13: 9780544225466
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208