The Barefoot Princess and Her Many Shoes


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Princess Bella would never wear shoes. No matter how hard her mother, the Queen, tried. The Queen just could not convince Bella that she should be like the other princesses, who doted over and wore many shoes. Frustrated, the Queen sent a decree throughout the kingdom stating that the man who found the princess a pair of shoes she would wear, the princess would marry him. Come see the many exotic, strange, and outright crazy shoes Princess Bella encounters. Learn what shoe finally wins Princess Bella's heart!




A Quest of Her Own


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This collection of new essays seeks to define the unique qualities of female heroism in literary fantasy from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s through the present. Building upon traditional definitions of the hero in myth and folklore as the root genres of modern fantasy, the essays provide a multi-faceted view of an important fantasy character type who begins to demonstrate a significant presence only in the latter 20th century. The essays contribute to the empowerment and development of the female hero as an archetype in her own right.




Shoe-La-La!


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Meet four girls who love shoes: SHOE-LA-LA!"Shoes with zippers, Shoes with straps,Shoes with buckles, Shoes with taps."Prance from page to page in search of the perfect pair of party shoes. Girls of all ages will love to go on a shoe shopping expedition with these four friends, from "fuzzy boots for when it snows" to "ballerinas on our toes." The girls try on every shoe in the store, but "eeny, meeny, my, oh, my [they] just don't know which shoes to buy." With some feathers and glitter, a little bit of glue, and a LOT of imagination, the girls come up with the best shoes of all!




Someone Else's Shoes


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Stepping out in borrowed shoes has never been so dangerous. Stripped of her inheritance as a child by a greedy stepmother, Alla’s future hovers between drudgery and slavery. Having spent years toiling in the mansion that was once her happy home, tending to her stepmother’s every whim, she has long since put aside any thoughts of a better future. When a chance encounter in the marketplace leaves her with an invitation to the upcoming ball, her only opportunity to play out an old dream of seeing inside the palace walls is by being someone she’s not. A farce that could see her executed or sold. But will she be able to maintain the illusion once she meets Princess Viktoriya?




Mud Flower


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This is a fictional story about a 7 years old Princess who is curious and disobedient, and these traits lead to her getting lost in the woods and kidnapped to be sold as a slave of a cruel king. She is rescued by a family of people who lives in the woods, but loses her memory for 7 years not recovering it until after she is kidnapped and sold again to the bad king. Through this ordeal she learns about family love, the good deeds that strangers can often do for other people, as well as the evil that lives in the heart of many. The Princess eventually finds true love and happiness. And all live happily everafter.




The Red Shoes


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True Grace


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Beautiful, elegant, and mysterious, Grace Kelly captivated the world. But as Leigh records, Grace's life had more than its share of loss and unhappiness. After years and hundreds of interviews, Leigh approaches the princess's life with compassion and care.




The Advance


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The Independent


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Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages


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The nation's most celebrated literary critic introduces children to the exciting world of literature through this collection of great stories by Hans Christian Andersen, William Blake, O. Henry, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, and others. 100,000 first printing.




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