Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains

Or, The Search for a Suitable Princess

By Snyder, Laurel

Publishers Summary:
Lucy, a milkmaid, and her best friend Wynston, a reluctant prince, go in search of information about Lucy's missing mother--even though Wynston is supposed to be searching for a proper princess to marry.

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ISBN
978-0-37584-719-6 978-0-37594-719-3
Publisher
Random


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 2008

Gr 3-6 An adventurous young milkmaid named Lucy decides to climb the Scratchy Mountains to learn more about her mother, who vanished many years before. At the top of a mountain she discovers a town dominated by unnecessary rules, where the weather runs on schedule, and the townspeople live in alphabetical order. Lucy's friend Wynston, who is the prince of their small town, and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

High-spirited milkmaid Lucy lives with her kind but distant father and excessively well-behaved sister in the village of Thistle in the "Bewilderness." Her best friend, Wynston, is a timid prince, and her mother, Nora, is a mystery: "Mama was there, and then...she was gone." Frustrated after Wynston's father gives her the brush-off ("You're common, my dear, no matter how sweet you happen to be"), Lucy sets off into the Scratchy Mountains, de...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

High-spirited milkmaid Lucy sets off into the Scratchy Mountains looking for clues to her mother's disappearance. Lucy's best friend Wynston, a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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