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    The Runaway Princess

    By Kate Coombs

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    "A dragon darkens our dells. A witch haunts our woods. Bandits roam our moors" . . . King Stromgard swept on. "In the tradition of so many monarchs, I offer my daughter's hand in marriage and half my kingdom to the prince who can rid us of these evils, restoring peace and prosperity to our realm."

    And so the contest in the Kingdom of Greeve begins. But Princess Margaret is not your traditional princess. Meg firmly objects to her parents' giving her away, and she certainly has no intention of remaining in the tower where she is sequestered. Instead, she sets out to win the contest herself by enlisting the help of her good friend, her loyal maid, an eager guardsman, a young wizard, and a tenacious witch. Does Meg find her distinct place in the kingdom, or is she doomed to fulfill her royal duties?

    Kate Coombs weaves a magical tale full of pesky princes, enchanted frogs, a beady-eyed scarf, and invisibility juice – a tale of wonder, but a story familiar to all who struggle to find their own place in the world.

    The Runaway Princess is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateAug 8, 2006
    ISBN9781429921855
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    The Runaway Princess
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    Kate Coombs

    Kate Coombs has written several books for children, including the award winning poetry collection Water Sings Blue and most recently Goodnight Mr. Darcy. A former teacher of every grade from kindergarten through college, Kate makes her home in Utah.

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    • 5/5
      When I was a child, I wasn’t wild about princesses. They didn’t seem to be very active players in any tale; they had bad things happen to them and they waited for a prince to rescue them. Even as a very young girl, that didn’t appeal to me. Neither did the stories about them. This story, however, would have engaged me. The princess gets put into a tower, just as in a lot of the old tales, but she doesn’t stay there long. She is in charge of her own destiny right from the get go. But not only does Coombs set the Princess stereotype on its ear, she does the same for witches, dragons, princes, wizards, bandit chieftains, and stubborn, unthinking kings. It’s an adventurous romp, and should thrill and engage any child- especially girls who are tired of being cast as ladies in waiting for their prince to come.
    • 5/5
      Readable, funny, and very appropriate for young readers.
    • 5/5
      When Meg's father locks her up in a tower and offers her hand to any prince who can defeat a witch, a dragon, and a band of bandits, Meg decides to escape the tower and rescue the poor witch, dragon, and bandits from the princes.This is a fun and charming upside-down fairy tale similar to M.M. Kaye's The Ordinary Princess and Patricia C. Wrede's The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.
    • 3/5
      Princess Meg is not your typical princess on all counts.Instead of attending tea in the afternoons, and primping in dresses, she loves adventures, catching frogs and learning to fight. When her father the king announces a contest for a prince to win her hand in marriage as a prize, Meg objects and is held captive in a tower to wait for the winner. Meg decides that she will win the contest herself with the help of her friends. Meg begins an adventure in which she discovers things about herself and who she wants to become.This would be a great read aloud book to much of any age group. It has magic wizards, and fancy spells, and witches of all sorts. To keep the boys intrigued it has sword fights and lots of humor. I would love to use this as a guide to kicking the students imagination into high gear and write a story of a person in a postiion but portrays the opposite. For example maybe an NFL player that would rather play the piano all day.
    • 5/5
      When I was a child, I wasn’t wild about princesses. They didn’t seem to be very active players in any tale; they had bad things happen to them and they waited for a prince to rescue them. Even as a very young girl, that didn’t appeal to me. Neither did the stories about them. This story, however, would have engaged me. The princess gets put into a tower, just as in a lot of the old tales, but she doesn’t stay there long. She is in charge of her own destiny right from the get go. But not only does Coombs set the Princess stereotype on its ear, she does the same for witches, dragons, princes, wizards, bandit chieftains, and stubborn, unthinking kings. It’s an adventurous romp, and should thrill and engage any child- especially girls who are tired of being cast as ladies in waiting for their prince to come.
    • 5/5
      A fun book about a princess who doesn't want to be rescued, she wants to go on adventures.