Why am I passionate about this?
Maxine's book list on for NPCs at heart
Why did Maxine love this book?
This one is personal to me. I found this book when I was 8 and fell in love. Like: I have a tattoo from this book. And, yes, it’s about a princess, the very antithesis of a background player, but hear me out.
The Ordinary Princess takes place in a fantasy world that exists in conversation with the classical Western notion of fairy tales and fairy tale princesses. Except in this one, the evil fairy at the christening gifts the newly born, perfectly princess Amethyst (later called Amy) not with a death sentence, but the proclamation: You shall be ordinary. The twist? Amy loves being ordinary. Wants to be ordinary. Fights for the right to be ordinary, to be herself. It is deceptively moving and lives deep within my soul.
1 author picked The Ordinary Princess as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 8, 9, 10, and 11.
CHARMING BOOK.