By: Gail Carlson Levine
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers; 1999
Reading Level: ~ 8 yrs
Number of Pages: 91
Genre: Fairy Tale
Summary: Lorelei is a girl who if she does too much work she gets really sick. Her mother and father take good care of her, but her mother dies when she is very young. Her father has to work so he gets a maid to help take care of Lorelei while he is away. The maid thinks it is ridiculous that the girl can't take care of herself so she plans an evil way to get rid of her. She takes her into the forest and leaves her there. Lorelei gets lost and it starts raining. she starts to get a little sick with sneezes. she stumbles upon a castle where they are having a princess test to marry off the prince. They think she is another princess so she is admitted and given her own place in the test. The prince is a boy she had seen a few times in the village and they are in love. Since Lorelei is so picky and can notice every detail she is the only one to pass the test and she marries Prince Nicholas. And they all lived happily ever after.
Problems: The girl may seem spoiled, like she doesn't do any work.
Reaction: I thought I would enjoy this book more than I did. I honestly thought it lacked so plot and story. I guess a child would like it, but even for a children's book it seemed really dry to me.
Recommendation: I would recommend this to younger girls who like the fairy tales and want a different story to spice it up.
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