Extraordinary A Story Of An Ordinary Princess

While her sisters were blessed at birth with exceptional skills, Princess Basil's "gift" is to be ordinary. But can a princess be ordinary? After escaping an unconventional kidnapping, Princess Basil finds herself far from her castle and must take fate into her own hands. She tracks down the fairy godmother who "blessed" her, and learns the solution to her ordinariness might be as simple as finding a magic ring. With an unlikely ally in tow, she takes on gnomes, a badger, and a couple of snarky foxes in her quest for a less ordinary life. Portland comics artist Cassie Anderson (Lifeformed) takes her webcomic to print in this tale of magical adventure, full of soul and humor for readers of all ages.

Along with wit, charm, health and courage, Princess Amy receives a special fairy christening gift--ordinariness. Can she ever find happiness being so plain? Illustrations.

Princess Amelia is the least likely person to become queen of the land of Gossling, from her position as the fourth daughter to her non-princessy ways. But when a plague sweeps the land, kills her parents, and leaves her evil uncle in power, it is Amelia who must find the courage to save her kingdom-and her sisters. Readers will be thoroughly enchanted by the coming-of-age of an unlikely princess.

At her christening a princess is given the gift of "ordinariness" by a fairy, and the consequences of that eventually take her to a nearby palace where, having run away to become a fourteenth assistant kitchen maid, she meets the prince for her.

All across the kingdom, excitement is running high; a seventh princess, always the luckiest and most beautiful of all has been born to good King Huldebrand and Her Majesty Queen Rodhesia. When the christening day arrives, Her Serene and Royal Highness Princess Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne is showered with the most extravagant, marvelous presents imaginable - until the last, most powerful fairy godmother proclaims, "You shall be Ordinary!" And so she is. Princess Amy looks so ordinary, so un-princesslike, that no prince can be found to marry her. The King and Queen are desperate. But Amy knows that she doesn't want to be wed to a royal stranger, and runs away from home, embarking on a most extraordinary adventure for the Ordinary Princess!

When everything seems lost during the All-School Princess Contest, Emma, who is not the typical princess, finds a way to save the day and create a "happily ever after" on her own terms.

Abby always thought she was just an ordinary seventh grader going through her awkward years. But after the most embarrassing night of her life, she is reminded that she has a heavenly Father who loves her just the way she is and believes that she is extraordinary. No Ordinary Princess serves as a reminder to girls of all ages that you are never too old to be a princess. Not all princesses wear tiaras and fancy dresses. Some actually prefer sneakers and jeans! No Ordinary Princess is an extraordinary book written to help girls through the times when they feel different and don't quite fit in. Abby realizes what most of us don't know until it's too late: We are all special in God's eyes. Rachel N. Johnson lives in Athens, Georgia, home of the Georgia Bulldogs. She says, "I work with an amazing group of middle school girls. I realized that several of them had never been told that they were special or princesses and they didn't find value in themselves. I wanted them to know that not only were they special, but they belonged to the King of Kings, making them princesses!"

Unlike her six beautiful sisters, Princess Amy has mousy brown hair and freckles, and she would rather embark on an enchanting adventure in the forest than marry a prince. By the author of Shadow of the Moon. Reprint.

Phoebe finds herself drawn to Mallory, the strange new girl in school, and the two soon become as close as sisters. Then Mallory's magnetic older brother, Ryland, shows up during their junior year. Ryland has an immediate hold on Phoebe - but a dangerous hold, for she begins to question her feelings about her best friend and, worse, about herself. Soon Phoebe discovers the shocking truth about Ryland and Mallory: that they are from the faerie realm, here to collect on an age-old debt. And the price of that debt could cost Phoebe everything. But with the help of her friend Ben, Phoebe ultimately learns her own worth and breaks the generations-old curse. "Werlin crafts her characters so deftly and unrolls the story so cleverly . . . readers will be under the spell to the end." - Booklist "A compelling tale of friendship and a refreshing antidote to faerie stories about that one special girl deserving of supernatural love." - Kirkus Reviews