Fierce\'s mother has left her pack to become a human.
This unusual Princess story. . . .
For The Princess and the Snowbird: "Once again, a strong female protagonist, romance, magical adventure and provocative questions will capture teens." Gillian Engberg, Bookilist "Harrison\'s fairy tales always feel like they are full of untapped depth to me." Melissa Baldwin "The love of the hound and the bear is one for the ages. com For The Princess and the Bear: "The relationships between animal and human, and the magic in being both, are exquisitely delineated, and the love story between the two strong protagonists is all the more powerful for being intensely restrained." Kirkus, starred review. ." interactivereader. .
In her prologue Mette Ivie Harrison evoked exactly the tone and voice of a classic fairy tale in the oral tradition.
Yet every rule-defying decision by Harrison is exactly right, leading to a breathtakingly right ending." Orson Scott Card "Fans of Robin Mc Kinley, Patricia Mc Killip, Franny Billingsley, Cornelia Funke and Sherwood Smith should add this to their "must" be read list." Heidi Anne Heiner, Surla Lune Fairy Tales "Not since Tale of Desperaux have I opened a book and wanted to read aloud so much.
It does nothing in the way that other fantasies have taught us to expect.
It defies rules and formulas.
The Princess and the Hound is a classic. . .
Will Fierce choose to be human and save the world or to be a hound again and save herself? "One of my favorite authors." Orson Scott Card Praise for The Princess and the Hound, the first book in this series: " P]owerful, surprising, moving, and deep.
Soon Fierce is dragged into human concerns about the effects of the misuse of wild magic by Princess Jaleel.
She hesitates for a moment, just long enough for the woman--Princess Jaleel--to turn her into a human with the wild magic.
But one day she finds a woman who reminds her of her mother in the forest.
Left behind, Fierce is determined to have nothing to do with humans.
Fierce\'s mother has left her pack to become a human
