Water Song

A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" (Once Upon a Time)

By Weyn, Suzanne & Craft, Mahlon F.

Publishers Summary:
"ONCE UPON A TIME"IS TIMELESSYoung, beautiful, and wealthy, Emma Pennington is accustomed to a very comfortable life. Although war rages abroad, she hardly feels its effect. She and her mother travel from their home in Britain to the family estate in Belgium, never imagining that the war could reach them there. But it does.Soon Emma finds herself stranded in a war-torn country, utterly alone. Enemy troops fight to take over her estate, leaving her with no way to reach her family, and no way out.With all of her attention focused on survival and escape, Emma hardly expects to find love. But the war will teach her that life is unpredictable, people aren't always what they seem, and magic is lurking everywhere.

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ISBN
978-1-41694-013-5
Publisher
Simon Pulse


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 2007

Gr 5-Up Setting this retelling of "The Frog Prince" in World War I Belgium is an interesting idea that didn't work out very well. Emma, a British citizen, is stranded on her family's estate after her mother is killed by a bomb. Their home is requisitioned as a garrison for the German army. To compound her trauma, her fiancé has broken off their engagement and, in a fit of pique, Emma throws the golden ball-shaped locket with ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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