She meets Kazul, a female dragon who just happens to love cherries jubilee-Cimorene’s specialty-and needs someone to organize her mostly Latin library. When Cimorene learns that she will be forced to marry Prince Therandil, an idiot of the highest degree, she takes the advice of a strangely wise talking frog and does the most proper thing she’s ever done-get captured by a dragon. Bored with her dancing and etiquette lessons, Cimorene sneaks fencing lessons, and when caught, switches to magic, Latin, and cooking lessons-all things considered improper for a princess. No one challenges the status quo more than Princess Cimorene, the seventh daughter of Linderwall, a peaceful kingdom.

And reading it as an adult is still just as fun as it was when I was a kid, with its wry sense of humor, which constantly makes me laugh out loud, and interesting characters that break out of the typical fantasy mold. As one of my favorite series growing up, this book shaped my love of dragons, strong heroines, and fantasy. I simply cannot say enough positive things about this book. Princess Cimorene ran away to find some excitement. But then, she's never met a witch, a jinn, a death-dealing talking bird, or a stone prince either. The Princess Cimorene has never met anyone (or anything) like the dragon Kazul. Have her run away.Īdd one powerful, fascinating, dangerous dragon.

Make her the seventh daughter in a very proper royal family. Once upon a time there was a bad princess. Genres: Adolescence, Fantasy, Fantasy & Magicīuy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book Depository Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) by Patricia C.

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