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| Original Title: | Once Upon a Marigold |
| ISBN: | 0152050841 (ISBN13: 9780152050849) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Upon a Marigold #1 |
| Characters: | Princess Marigold, the Triplets, Queen Olympia, Ed the Troll, King Beaufort |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2004), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2004), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2007) |
Jean Ferris
Paperback | Pages: 271 pages Rating: 3.99 | 23677 Users | 1547 Reviews
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| Title | : | Once Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold #1) |
| Author | : | Jean Ferris |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 271 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2004 by Harcourt, Inc. (first published October 1st 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Fairy Tales. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction |
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This is the cutest book in the entire world. You kind of just want to hug it and squeeze it and call it George, because it's just that damned cute. The subtitle is "part comedy, part love story, part everything-but-the-kitchen sink," and that's pretty accurate. I got a bit of a Princess Bride type of vibe from it. I just kept giggling throughout - totally mixed up fairy tale, just slightly surreal and a bit mocking. So much fun! (Okay, there were some parts where the author was clearly trying too hard to keep the tone and did a bit too much telling instead of showing- this was mostly evident with the three older sisters who came for the wedding. But by that time, I was so involved that it only registered as a minor annoyance, and the end was back to the original level of fun. I kind of wonder if an editor was responsible for those pages, because they stick out.)Rating Regarding Books Once Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold #1)
Ratings: 3.99 From 23677 Users | 1547 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books Once Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold #1)
We read a chapter of this nightly before bed. My daughter really liked it and it was complex writing for the average 9 year old I think. I have to admit, at bedtime I am the one reading out loud generally and she stopped me quite a few times to find out what a word meant, which interrupted my flow and frustrated me at times, but I hid that pretty well and can feel good about all the new words that we added to her vocabulary ;) We have the second book on hold at the library right now.I unabashedly love children's books, but this was even too juvenile for me. Marigold is a strong-willed princess who is being forced to marry a prince she doesn't love. Christian is a bright young man who doesn't realize he's actually a prince. You already know how this is going to end. Beyond being predictable, the story tries very hard to have an irreverent, almost Shrek-like tone. But it fails by being unfunny and weighed down by trite concepts like p-mail (it's like email but with pigeons,
What do you get when you mix an evil mother, a not so typical princess, a grumpy troll and a lost boy? You get everything but the kitchen sink. Once upon a Marigold is a book that follows a young boy falling in love with a princess across the river who exchanges little notes with him using p-mail (pigeon mail) creating a beautiful distant relationship. Thats when Christian decides its time for him to pursue his dreams and decides to leave his father troll, who has raised him since he found
I need to not read any Medievalish fantasy ever again, especially the truncated and sterilized version in novels for kids. All I can do is think "marriage alliances do not work that way" and "living in a castle was way dirtier than that" and "the politics of a monarchy are just ... NOT THAT WAY." I also really disliked the narrative style of this audiobook and found the plot just sickeningly predictable. I knew I'd hate it once I came across the phrase "p-mail" - shudder. Of course I see the
I totally judged a book by its cover on this one. The font the words are printed in reminded me of the font from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (easy read, I knew), and it proclaimed itself to be part comedy, part love story, part everything-but-the-kitchen-sink; happily-ever-after turned upside down, inside out, and completely over the top! Well, I dont know about all that, but it was an entertaining read a fairy tale with a modern, fun, whimsical feel to it.I must admit I liked the first
Wonderful and orginal fairy tale! And one that is not like any other fariy tale out there. ***This is my second read. It's just one of those books that you can't seem to put down, but not the kind that you can't stop thinking about. Don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful book. But.....it's just a good story. It's not something you can't get off your mind.There were some cheesy parts, but that's part of the charm of the book. It's silly, crazy, touching and cheesy. That's basically the novel in a
"Once Upon a Marigold" is a romantic comedy book. In the story, a commoner who lives in a cave with a troll and two dogs falls in love with the youngest princess of their kingdom. They start off as best friends through "p-mail" (basically handwritten letters sent by pigeons), but soon they meet at one point in the book and become something more. This is a very cheesy book filled with corny jokes, so I think only a few section of readers would enjoy reading this and apparently I'm a part of that
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