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    Hamster Princess: Whiskerella

    Part of Hamster Princess

    Author Ursula Vernon
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    Penguin Young Readers | Dial Books
    On sale Jan 23, 2018 | 256 Pages | 9780399186578
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 600L
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    A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy tales

    Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is not the kind of princess who enjoys fancy dresses or extravagant parties. Cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords are more her thing. So when she's forced to attend a boring ball in honor of a visiting ambassador, Harriet is less than thrilled--until a bewitchingly beautiful stranger arrives. Who is she? And where did she come from? The mystery leads to a not-so-wicked stepsister, an incontinent lizard, and a fairy's spell that's really more of a curse. Luckily, Harriet knows a thing or two about curses...

    Smart, funny, and filled with swashbuckling adventure, book five in the critically acclaimed Hamster Princess series is a hilariously re-told fairy tale for the modern age.
    © J.R. Blackwell
    Ursula Vernon is the creator of the popular Dragonbreath series, and her work has won five Hugo awards. She lives, writes, draws, and lives in a castle (ok, maybe it’s more like a house) in Pittsboro, North Carolina. View titles by Ursula Vernon
    An Indie Next List selection

    * "Readers will have a ball with this hilarious, charming story." —Kirkus, starred review

    "Harriet, who charges through this adventure with her usual aplomb, shows no sign of slowing down." —Booklist

    "VBoth series fans and newcomers with a taste for snark will devour this one. Multiple copies are a must." — School Library Journal

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    A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy tales

    Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is not the kind of princess who enjoys fancy dresses or extravagant parties. Cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords are more her thing. So when she's forced to attend a boring ball in honor of a visiting ambassador, Harriet is less than thrilled--until a bewitchingly beautiful stranger arrives. Who is she? And where did she come from? The mystery leads to a not-so-wicked stepsister, an incontinent lizard, and a fairy's spell that's really more of a curse. Luckily, Harriet knows a thing or two about curses...

    Smart, funny, and filled with swashbuckling adventure, book five in the critically acclaimed Hamster Princess series is a hilariously re-told fairy tale for the modern age.

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    © J.R. Blackwell
    Ursula Vernon is the creator of the popular Dragonbreath series, and her work has won five Hugo awards. She lives, writes, draws, and lives in a castle (ok, maybe it’s more like a house) in Pittsboro, North Carolina. View titles by Ursula Vernon

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    An Indie Next List selection

    * "Readers will have a ball with this hilarious, charming story." —Kirkus, starred review

    "Harriet, who charges through this adventure with her usual aplomb, shows no sign of slowing down." —Booklist

    "VBoth series fans and newcomers with a taste for snark will devour this one. Multiple copies are a must." — School Library Journal

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