The Ordinary Princess
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1980 · Est. 3 hour read

The Ordinary Princess

Written & illustrated by M. M. Kaye

A princess gifted with ordinariness seeks adventure and finds an unexpected prince.

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112 pages· 22,862 words· Est. 3 hour read
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Princess Amy, unlike her glamorous sisters, is blessed with ordinariness. Preferring adventure over royal duties, she escapes her arranged marriage to become a kitchen maid. In her new life, she encounters a prince as unremarkable yet extraordinary as herself. Will their shared simplicity lead to an unexpected fairy tale ending? Discover the charm of being ordinary in a world that values the extraordinary.

From the publisher

Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening gift: Ordinariness. Unlike her six beautiful sisters, she has brown hair and freckles, and would rather have adventures than play the harp, embroider tapestries . . . or become a Queen. When her royal parents try to marry her off, Amy runs away and, because she’s so ordinary, easily becomes the fourteenth assistant kitchen maid at a neighboring palace. And there . . . much to everyone’s surprise . . . she meets a prince just as ordinary (and special) as she is! “This delightful fairy tale is sure to please young romantics . . . Neither Kaye’s princess nor her book should be considered ordinary.” (School Library Journal)

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Words
22,862
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
1090L
Themes & topics
Books about princessesBooks about royaltyBooks about social themesBooks about values and virtuesBooks about self-discovery
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.4
F&P level
~Z
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5078
Publication
Published
March 18, 2002
First published
January 1, 1980
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142300855

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