2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS

Recently Viewed clear list

Original Essays | February 8, 2012

Kent Hartman: IMG A Raider by Any Other Name

2 comments By Kent Hartman

Perhaps you are aware of the fact that there is an oddly popular trivia game floating around that a group of clever (and likely bored) college... Continue »
  1. $18.19 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret

    Kent Hartman 9780312619749
spacer
Free Shipping!

Ships free on qualified orders.
$10.95
Used Hardcover
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
1 Burnside Children's Young Adult- General

eBook editions

Princess Ben

by Catherine Murdock

Princess Ben Cover

ISBN13: 9780618959716
ISBN10: 0618959718
Condition: Standard
Dustjacket: Standard
All Product Details

Only 1 left in stock at $10.95!

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Benevolence is not your typical princess and Princess Ben is certainly not your typical fairy tale. With her parents lost to unknown assassins, Princess Ben ends up under the thumb of the conniving Queen Sophia, who is intent on marrying her off to the first available “specimen of imbecilic manhood.” Starved and miserable, locked in the castles highest tower, Ben stumbles upon a mysterious enchanted room. So begins her secret education in the magical arts: mastering an obstinate flying broomstick, furtively emptying the castle pantries, setting her hair on fire . . . But Bens private adventures are soon overwhelmed by a mortal threat facing the castle and indeed the entire country. Can Princess Ben save her kingdom from annihilation and herself from permanent enslavement?

Review:

"Murdock (Dairy Queen) reworks now standard elements of the modern fairy tale — reluctant princess, haughty prince, evil queen, portentous prophesies — for this frothy coming-of-age story. Princess Ben (short for Benevolence) is effectively orphaned after assassins kill her uncle the king and her mother, and her father disappears. Now heiress to Montagne's throne, Ben is forced into the tutelage of her aunt, Queen Sophia, with a regimen of dance lessons, embroidery and dieting, all in order to be married off to Florian, crown prince of menacing Drachensbett. After their umpteenth clash, the queen locks Ben in a tower, where Ben discovers a hidden portal, a wizarding room and a book of spells. Through her forays in magic, Ben learns that if Drachensbett's leaders can't marry their way into controlling Montagne, they will take it by force, and she will have to use her smarts to save her country. There's no new ground broken — the sardonic, witty repartee between Ben and Florian would fit right into a Shrek sequel — but the story (think poor man's Gail Carson Levine) is thoroughly entertaining. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
back to top

About the Author

Catherine Gilbert Murdock lives in Philadelphia with her husband and two children. For more information please visit www.catherinemurdock.com.
back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
ciccalove, March 18, 2008 (view all comments by ciccalove)
this book takes a while to get into but it is brilliantly written and totally worth reading
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(9 of 23 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780618959716
Author:
Murdock, Catherine
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Author:
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert
Subject:
Fairy tales
Subject:
Magic
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
20080318
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Pages:
344
Dimensions:
8.38x6.35x1.15 in. 1.17 lbs.
Age Level:
07-17
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $9.24 Google eBooks add to wish list

    Graceling

    Kristin Cashore 9780547351278
  2. $9.99 Google eBooks add to wish list

    Ivy

    Julie Hearn 9781416964728
  3. $6.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Sweet Far Thing

    Libba Bray 9780440237778
  4. $5.95 Used Mass Market add to wish list

    Drowned Ammet (Dalemark Quartet)

    Diana Wynne Jones 9780688134006
  5. $16.25 New Hardcover add to wish list

    Beast

    Ally Kennen 9780439865494
  6. $11.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    Bog Child

    Siobhan Dowd 9780385751698
back to top

Related Aisles

Princess Ben Used Hardcover
0 stars - 0 reviews
$10.95 In Stock
Product details 344 pages Houghton Mifflin Company - English 9780618959716 Reviews:
"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Murdock (Dairy Queen) reworks now standard elements of the modern fairy tale — reluctant princess, haughty prince, evil queen, portentous prophesies — for this frothy coming-of-age story. Princess Ben (short for Benevolence) is effectively orphaned after assassins kill her uncle the king and her mother, and her father disappears. Now heiress to Montagne's throne, Ben is forced into the tutelage of her aunt, Queen Sophia, with a regimen of dance lessons, embroidery and dieting, all in order to be married off to Florian, crown prince of menacing Drachensbett. After their umpteenth clash, the queen locks Ben in a tower, where Ben discovers a hidden portal, a wizarding room and a book of spells. Through her forays in magic, Ben learns that if Drachensbett's leaders can't marry their way into controlling Montagne, they will take it by force, and she will have to use her smarts to save her country. There's no new ground broken — the sardonic, witty repartee between Ben and Florian would fit right into a Shrek sequel — but the story (think poor man's Gail Carson Levine) is thoroughly entertaining. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...


Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.