For Biddle's Sake

Written by Gail Carson Levine · Illustrated by Mark Elliott

Book #5 in the The Princess Tales series

A prince must ally with a toad to save his kingdom from chaos and deceit.

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104 pages· 10,927 words· Est. 1.5 hour read· 770L

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Bookroo's summary

In a land where magic and mischief intertwine, Prince Tansy faces a dilemma. His mischievous twin brothers, Randolph and Rudolph, threaten the peace of Biddle Castle. Meanwhile, the fairy Bombina, known for turning humans into toads, is free again. As the kingdom teeters on chaos, Tansy must decide whether to trust an unlikely ally—a green Biddlebum Toad—to save his home and secure his future. Will he embrace the unexpected and uncover the truth, or will deception reign? Dive into this enchanting tale where nothing is as it seems, and magic holds the key to destiny.

From the publisher

There she was, chartreuse and warty and smiling at him. Such a nice smile. Something in his heart fluttered. The young maiden, Parsley, will eat nothing but parsley, which in Snettering-on-Snoakes grows only in the fairy Bombina’s garden. All is well – until Bombina is released from the fairy queen’s dungeon. Her crime? Failing to get along with humans. And turning them into toads! Meanwhile, twin princes Randolph and Rudolph are causing trouble at Biddle Castle and pinning everything on their younger brother, Tansy. Prince Tansy cares about Biddle. Randolph and Rudolph don’t. But one of the twins will be king, unless Prince Tansy accepts help from a green Biddlebum Toad! A delightful retelling of the little-known German fairy tale Puddocky, this fifth Princess Tale from Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shows that nothing is quite as it seems and that anything is possible, with a dash of magic and a barrel of love.

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