{"product_id":"the-princess-in-black-shannon-hale-hardcover","title":"The Princess in Black -- Shannon Hale, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eWho says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrincess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . \u003ci\u003eBrring  Brring  \u003c\/i\u003eThe monster alarm  A big blue monster is threatening the goats  Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret --she's also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e  Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret? From award-winning writing team of Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, here is the first in a humorous and action-packed chapter book series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and perfect, but also dressed in black.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shannon Hale, Dean Hale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763665104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e170112 \/ Princess in Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/09\/2014 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Middle Grade Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2014 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShannon and Dean Hale\u003c\/b\u003e are the husband-and-wife writing team behind the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eRapunzel's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalamity Jack, \u003c\/i\u003eboth illustrated by Nathan Hale. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003ePrincess Academy \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eThe Goose Girl, Enna Burning, \u003c\/i\u003e and other novels. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeUyen Pham \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGod's Dream \u003c\/i\u003eby Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams and \u003ci\u003eAunt Mary's Rose \u003c\/i\u003eby Douglas Wood, as well as the Freckleface Strawberry books by Julianne Moore. LeUyen Pham lives in California.","brand":"Shannon Hale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49655907909860,"sku":"9780763665104","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780763665104.jpg?v=1786780217","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-princess-in-black-shannon-hale-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}