Author: Jessica Day George
Rating: 5
Summary: Princess of the Midnight Ball is a retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses story. Everyone in the kingdom knows that the twelve princesses are hiding a secret, but they don't know what. Finally, the princesses father- the king- decrees that if a man can find out what is ailing his daughters, they can marry one of them. Galen goes through several night trips to discover what the secret is of the twelve dancing princesses.
Princess of Glass is a Cinderella retelling from Poppy's point of view- one of the twelve dancing princesses. Poppy has vowed to never dance again- even if that means offending neighboring kingdoms, while she is the guest. Poppy has been set away by her father, to heal from her past experiences, and in the midst she meets a horrible maid, a dashing prince, and an evil witch.
Magic: The princesses are cursed to dance all night long every night all their lives, by an evil wizard, who longs for his sons to be kings mortal world. In Princess of Glass, there is a witch who manipulates the horrible maid and pretends to be nurturing like, for her own personal gain.
Girls, 13-14 years old, fantasy
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