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Title	:	The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre #1)
Author	:	Gail Carson Levine
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2004 by Eos (first published March 20th 2001)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Fairy Tales. Childrens. Middle Grade

The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre #1) Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

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Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of gryphons, specters, and ogres. Addie, on the other hand, is fearful even of spiders and depends on Meryl for courage and protection. Waving her sword Bloodbiter, the older girl declaims in the garden from the heroic epic of Drualt to a thrilled audience of Addie, their governess, and the young sorcerer Rhys. But when Meryl falls ill with the dreaded Gray Death, Addie must gather her courage and set off alone on a quest to find the cure and save her beloved sister. Addie takes the seven-league boots and magic spyglass left to her by her mother and the enchanted tablecloth and cloak given to her by Rhys - along with a shy declaration of his love. She prevails in encounters with tricky specters (spiders too) and outwits a wickedly personable dragon in adventures touched with romance and a bittersweet ending.

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Original Title:	The Two Princesses of Bamarre
ISBN:	0060575808 (ISBN13: 9780060575809)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Two Princesses of Bamarre #1
Literary Awards:	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2002), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8 (2003)

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This book is so good!It did take me a while to get into it. The first half or so of the book is kind of slow going. Two sisters. One is bold. One is shy. Yawn.But then in the middle, when the shy sister has to leave the castle to save her beloved sister's life, it gets REALLY exciting. Specters. Gryphons. Dragons. Battles. WOW! I could hardly put it down at that point.There's also a story within a story, a legend of the kingdom, and it is as well done as the main story.The almost end had me

Follow Princess Addie as she is overcoming her fears in order to find a cure for her sister who had the mischance to fall into the claws of the Gray Death. This is a charming adventure brimming with princesses, dragons, elves, fairies, ogres, sorcerers and magic! Over and above that, it explores the themes of sisterly love and courage. Even a coward can be transformed into a knight. It can absolutely make a beautiful storytelling for children.

I remember picking this book up once in fifth grade and not enjoying it very much, mind you, I didn't get too far into the story, but in the few pages I read, The Two Princesses of Bamarre didn't manage to capture my attention.In the following years, I read many of Gail's other books and loved each and every one, but I was always a little wary of Two Princesses and never ended up giving it another chance. However, with the release of it's sequel, I finally decided that maybe I should pick it up

Plot Summary:The plot revolves around two sisters, Meryl and Addie. They are the princesses of Bamarre, a fantastical kingdom where sorcerers, fairies, and dragons are commonly known to be in existence. Addie is the shy, timid younger sister stereotype; she spends her free time doing embroidery. Meryl, on the other hand, loves adventure and swords and fighting. Addie makes Meryl promise her that she won't go off to kill any dragons or anything until Addie gets married--but everything gets thrown

I love this book!!! Even though Ella Enchanted is Gail Carson Levine's most well-known book, I think that The Two Princesses of Bamarre is her best book. It's really exciting, but also well-written. If you love Ella Enchanted, this is the book for you.

Why, oh why, do heroes with seven league boots never know trigonometry? It would save so much time when you only need to go five leagues...Still, a very fun story. I forgive her for writing Fairest. In the afterword, Levine mentions that this story was originally envisioned as a re-telling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses tale. It's hard to imagine something more different than that story!