Trouble With Parsnips: 1 (Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale)

This nameless princess is a fabulously different kind of hero. I rooted for her triumph with every page turn. --Deborah Halverson award-winning author editorA Story About the Magic of Speaking Up: Gail Carson Levines classic Ella Enchanted meets The Kings Speech.Its her 14th try at getting a name and the nameless princess of Cochem cant get a word in edgewise. Until she finally grabs her royal parents attention. *cough* (500 goldfish long story.) Christening invitations flutter off to the Seven Kingdoms--only ten years late. But then the Blackfly Queen strides into the feasting hall . . . just as the oh-so-tasty parsnip fries run out. Arrows fly. Tempers flare. Another christening goes up in smoke! Only this time her fairy godmother makes everything worse. The princess has 15 days to make a name for herself at the Speech Tournament. Or shell be invisible for life!TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS is the first book in the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale series for ages 9 to 12. Perfect for fans of Jean Ferris Once Upon a Marigold Jacqueline Davies The Lemonade Wars and E.G. Foleys The Gryphon Chronicles.Hungry readers always need books. Keep them well read.WHY READ SEVEN KINGDOMS FAIRY TALES?Everyone knows the leaders of tomorrow will need lots of skills. Each Seven Kingdoms Fairy Taletakes on a BIGGIE.In each Tale a fairy godparent gives one lucky child the perfect leadership gift. Abracadabra! If only theyd remember the training wheels! Yiiiiiiikes!Whether its speaking up at a feast or reading a map in a strange kingdom these Tales are all about finding more magic in your life. Hip Hip Hooray!