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School Library Journal
Starred Review on April 1, 2015 | Young Adult
Gr 9 Up—A reimagined tale based on One Thousand and One Nights and The Arabian Nights. In this version, the brave Shahrzad volunteers to marry the Caliph of Khorasan after her best friend is chosen as one of his virgin brides and is summarily murdered the next morning. She uses her storytelling skills, along with well-placed cliff-hangers, to keep herself alive while trying to discover a way to exact revenge on the Caliph. However, the longer she stays in the palace, the mo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In this reimagining of "One Thousand and One Nights," Shahrzad marries the king and becomes the fulcrum for war and reb...Log In or Sign Up to Read More