Start when the castle falls asleep
Begin with The Wide-Awake Princess to meet magic-resistant Annie and understand the relationships that continue through the series.
Book Series · 7 Books
Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess Books
In order from The Wide-Awake Princess to Princess Before Dawn.
Seven connected fairy-tale adventures star Annie, a practical princess who is immune to magic and relies on courage and common sense instead.
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Reading order
How to Read the Wide-Awake Princess Books
Read the seven novels in order, starting with The Wide-Awake Princess. Each book remixes familiar fairy tales, but Annie’s relationships and royal responsibilities develop across the sequence.
Bloomsbury lists Princess Before Dawn as the seventh and final published volume. There are no separate prequels or companion lines to add to this page.
Sources: Bloomsbury official seven-book series, Bloomsbury official first-book page and order.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The books play with classic fairy-tale dangers, including curses, kidnappings, threatening villains, magical transformations, and characters placed in peril. Action and romantic suspense are age-appropriate rather than graphic.
Crushes, courtship, kissing, and questions about whom a princess should marry recur alongside the adventures. Annie’s independence and problem-solving regularly challenge passive-princess expectations.
Where to start
Where Should My Child Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2010
The Wide-Awake Princess
By E.D. Baker
Annie must find her sister's true love to break a sleeping curse on the castle.
261 pages· 61,067 words· Est. 7 hour read
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Summary: Princess Annie, immune to magic, is the only one awake after a curse puts her castle to sleep. To save her sister, Sleeping Beauty, she must find true love's kiss. With the help of a guard named Liam, Annie navigates a land of familiar and new fairy tale characters. Is true love the irritating Digby, the charming Prince Andreas, or the scheming Clarence? As Annie races against time, she might just discover her own heart's desire. Can she unravel the mystery and awaken her family before it's too late?
In reading order
Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess Series
7 books · Published 2010–2018
#1
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The Wide-Awake Princess
Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2010
Annie must find her sister's true love to break a sleeping curse on the castle.
#2
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Unlocking the Spell
Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2012
A prince trapped as a bear, a quest to find an evil dwarf. Can Annie break the spell?
#3
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The Bravest Princess
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2014
Annie must help Snow White choose the right prince amidst kingdom chaos.
#4
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Princess in Disguise
Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2015
A wedding day unravels as magic fails, a storm rages, and an unknown king attacks.
#5
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Princess Between Worlds
Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2016
A witch's postcards send Annie and Liam to magical lands, but can they find their way back home?
#6
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The Princess and the Pearl
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2017
A princess braves perilous seas to retrieve a stolen pearl and save her father.
#7
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Princess Before Dawn
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2018
A princess must navigate a series of magical challenges to save her kingdom from vampires.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess series?
There are 7 books in the Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess series. It began with The Wide-Awake Princess in 2010, and the newest book, Princess Before Dawn, was published in 2018.
What order should you read the Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess books in?
Start with The Wide-Awake Princess and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #7.
What ages are the Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess books best for?
The series is best for ages 8–14, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
Which Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess book is the longest?
The Wide-Awake Princess (Book #1) is the longest book in the series at 61,067 words (261 pages).
Which Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess book is the shortest?
Princess in Disguise (Book #4) is the shortest at 28,366 words (240 pages).
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