Damsel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062742322)

*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book*

A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of

The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.

When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon or what horrors she faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome young man, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny of sitting on a throne beside him. It's all like a dream, like something from a fairy tale.

As Ama follows Emory to the kingdom of Harding, however, she discovers that not all is as it seems. There is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows, and the greatest threats may not be behind her, but around her, now, and closing in.

Author: Elana K. Arnold
ISBN-10: 0062742329
ISBN-13: 9780062742322
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2018
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 501860 / Damsel

Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2018 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 10/22/2018
School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 86
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 81
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average