The Beauty Thief

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Vivian French

Une collection donnant à suivre les aventures que partagent Charlotte, Katie, Daisy, Alice, Sophie et Émilie dans l'enceinte de la prestigieuse Princesse Academy, une institution pour princesses modèles. Les héroïnes se partagent la narration, levant le voile sur les cours (dragonologie, haute couture royale, cuisine fine, sortilèges appliqués, maintien et élégance, etc.), les moments de complicité, les rivalités entre les diverses "chambres" (l'équivalent des "maisons" de "Harry Potter"), les bals, les voeux réalisés par Marraine Fée (l'enchanteresse et intendante de l'établissement), l'austérité de la directrice, le stress lié à l'obtention des Points Diadème (qui sont gages de bonne conduite, donnent droit à des privilèges et permettent aux étudiantes d'accéder à un niveau d'enseignement supérieur), les tenues, etc. -- De nombreuses aquarelles, campant les héroïnes (émules de "Barbie") dans un univers rose bonbon tout à fait stéréotypé, agrémentent cette première lecture dont la couverture est ornée d'étoiles argentées. [SDM]

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Calliope Glass

"When Tiana gets an unexpected invitation to visit Mama Odie, she knows something must be wrong. But the truth is beyond anything she could have guessed. A dangerous jewel has been stolen from the bayou, and Mama Odie needs Tiana to get it back. With a little help from her friends, Tiana sets off to find the jewel--and return it before something terrible happens"--P. [4] of cover.

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Jessica Day George

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire wing. No one ever knows what the castle will do next, and no one--other than Celie, that is--takes the time to map out the new additions. But when King and Queen Glower are ambushed and their fate is unknown, it's up to Celie, with her secret knowledge of the castle's never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.

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Katie Chase

When Rosie finds a beautiful silk picture frame decorated with a little princess sitting on an elephant, she is soon whisked away on another adventure - this time in India. But she can't find the little princess. She meets Suvita, who tells her that she lives with her uncle because her mother and father are dead and that she's definitely not a princess! Suvita tells Rosie about how, before Suvita was born, the maharajah's daughter went missing from the palace because she wanted to marry the man who she loved. The maharajah has been sad ever since. Then Suvita tells Rosie about the sari and poem that her mother gave her before she died. With the help of Suvita's friend, Anil, the girls go in search of the answer to the riddle left to Suvita by her mother. What they find out surprises them all!