Dealing with Dragons
Youth Fiction - Wrede
This is not your usual fairy tale. Princess Cimorene (smart, adventurous & bored with princess duties) runs away from home, seeks employment with a dragon and refuses to be rescued. Yes, there is a fairy godmother, but the Princess ignores her advice, listening instead to an ordinary frog (well… a talking frog… not an enchanted prince, though). Enjoy numerous references to ordinary fairy tales as the Princess ignores expectations, overcomes the mantra “it just isn’t done”, and works on a fireproofing spell to protect herself and other princesses from over-emotional dragons. Keep in mind Princess Cimorene has “always been more interested in what the knights and dragons were supposed to say than in memorizing the places where she was supposed to scream.”