La Princesa de Negro / The Princess in Black

By Shannon Hale

Part of the La Princesa de Negro series

A princess secretly battles monsters while hiding her true identity.

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96 pages

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Princess Magnolia leads a double life. While sipping hot chocolate with Duchess Wigtower, the monster alarm rings. A blue monster threatens the goats, but Magnolia has a secret: she's the Princess in Black. Can she defeat the monster and keep her secret from the nosy duchess? Dive into this action-packed tale where elegance meets bravery, and discover if Magnolia can balance her royal duties with her heroic alter ego.

From the publisher

¿Quién dice que las princesas no visten de negro? Cuando la monstruo-alarma se dispara, la Princesa Magnolia deja sus vestidos de volantes y se convierte en… ¡La Princesa de Negro! La princesa Magnolia parece una princesa como todas las demás: lleva bonitos vestidos, corona, un anillo… ¡pero esconde un gran secreto! Un día, la princesa Magnolia está tomando un chocolate caliente con la duquesa Pelucatiesa cuando… ¡Ring! ¡Ring! ¡La monstruo-alarma se dispara! Pero los monstruos no suponen un problema para ella porque su gran secreto es que… ¡ella es la Princesa de Negro! y derrotar monstruos es un trabajo perfecto para ella. ¿Podrá la princesa derrotar al monstruo antes de que la duquesa descubra su secreto? La Princesa de Negro ha ganado numeroso premios, entre los que destacan el Kirkus Reviews Best Books, el Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern CA Distinguished Books, el WSRA Just One More Page! list. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Who says princesses don’t wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black! Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret –she’s also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her! Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret? From award-winning writing team of Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, here is the first in a humorous and action-packed chapter book series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and perfect, but also dressed in black.

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