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Azalea and her 11 sisters dance in the mysterious silver forest every night, escaping from the sadness of the palace and their father’s grief over the death of his beloved wife. What they don’t understand—although as time passes they begin to get an inkling of the danger they are in—is that... read more
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Come and mend your broken hearts here.
Just when Azalea should feel that everything is before her—beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing—it’s taken away. All of it. And Azalea is trapped. The Keeper understands. He’s trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls... read more
Characters edit
- Azalea Kathryn Wentworth: (16-17)The oldest sister within the twelve princesses; is heir to her father's throne. Loves dancing. As the oldest she takes responsibility of her younger sisters after her mother dies.Aburn hair and green eyes
- Miss Bramble: (16) The spunky and rebellious second oldest princess who has an attitude of her own. Red hair and yellow green eyes
- Miss Clover: (14-15)One of the twelve sisters; third oldest. Pretty and incredibly kind, and is very shy. With her mature look, many initially thought of her as the eldest. Speaks with a stammer. blonde hair and blue eyes
- Delphinium: (12/13)Fourth oldest princess and is twelve years old. Considers herself an expert on love.Swoons easy hangs out with Eve. Blonde with green eyes.
- Eve: (11/12)Fifth sister. Keeping with the naming convention, Eve's full name is Evening Primrose. Bookish hangs out with Delphinium. Has spectacles and black hair blue eyes.
- Flora: (9) Goldenrod's twin,light brown hair, the twins like to sew.
- Goldenrod: (9) Flora's twin light brown hair.
- Miss Hollyhock: (8) red hair and muddy green eyes and freckles. Constantly loses things.
- Ivy: (6)The ninth sister. one of the princesses. Blonde and green eyes. Likes to eat.
- Jessamine: (5)The tenth sister. Black hair and clear blue eyes. screams a lot
- Kale: (3)Eleventh and second Youngest Sister light brown hair and blue green eyes. is a biter and screams.
- Lily: The newborn baby and youngest sister of the twelve girls.
- The King: A seemingly cold and distant father on the surface
- The Keeper: Mysterious and dashing, he is the guardian of the silver forest. Lets the princesses dance in his pavilion every night, but with a price.
- Lord Teddie: The humorous, outgoing yet eccentric man whom all the princesses grew to like
- Mr. Bradford: The handsome, kind man who is the son of the late Prime Minister. Has a keen interest with clocks.
- Mr. Fairweller: The king's right hand man and the Prime Minister, who the girls consider to be boring and cold, but admittedly handsome. Dresses in all black even before mourning began. Is a member of the Whig party
- Mr. Hyette: a suitor
- Mrs. Graybe: The cook
- Lord Howley: Add a description of this character.
- John
- Mr. Penbrook
- Dickens: The King's horse
- Thackeray: Azalea's horse
- Duquette: One of the gentlemen who arrives to figure out the riddle of the dancing princesses
- Mr. Gasperson: Lord Teddie's squire
- Lady Aubrey
- Mr. Pudding: The princesses' caretaker
- Lady Caversham: A lady who loves Fairweller
- Holli
- Mr. Oswald
- HAROLD WENTWORTH
- Delphi
- Lea
- Mother
- Viscount Duquette
- Lord Haftenravenscher: Also know as Lord Teddie, is quite the character with his wacky fashion and constant jolly spirit. He is first introduced to the girls in an unhappy way when he takes the portrait of their mother. But overall through out the book he spends time with the girls in the castle during mourning and is always jolly and in merry spirits. His spirit never seems to be put down by anything and is always making the younger girls smiles.
- Princess Royale
- Mr. Keeper
- Mr. Grunnings
- Jess
Quotes edit
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“Azalea smiled, inhaled, and touched her right foot in front of her. She traced it in a circle behind her, then slowly sank to the left knee. With strained balance, she folded herself up as she disappeared into the poof of her skirts. Her legs twisted like pretzels beneath her. She bowed her head, nearly kissing the floor, and extended her right arm above her, her left tucked behind her back. The girls applauded. 'How beautiful,' said Flora.'Now that's a curtsy,' said Bramble, helping Azalea up.' But it's not just for anyone,' said Azalea. ' It has to be for your husband. or royalty. Like a king.”
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“This time, Azalea didn't spin back into his arms. Instead, she dipped into curtsy. She gave this curtsy her all; every muscle and fibre of her focused on melting into a deep, flawless dip. Legs twisting, she disappeared into the poof of skirts pooling around her. She buried her nose in them, nearly kissing the floor, her right arm extended to Mr. Bradford, her left tucked behind her. A finer Soul's Curtsy, Azalea was sure, not even Mother could do.”
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If you want to break all the windows in the house and drown yourself in a bucket but don’t actually do it, well, that’s love.”
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“Good heavens,” said Mr. Bradford. “There’s a lady in my coat closet.”
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“I can’t believe he stole our things! Especially the watch! We stole that watch first, fair and square!”
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“Miss Bramble!” said the King. “Down with tyranny!” Bramble cried. “Aristocracy! Autocracy! Monocracy! Other ocracy things! You are outnumbered, sir! Surrender!”
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She wanted to give him toast. The sort that had melted butter and a bit of honey spread on top. It was a stupid thought, but there was something comforting about toast.
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He probably did not have many ladies think him funny. In fact, he probably got slapped by a lot of them.
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Because if the High King did capture souls, it meant that a person had one. It meant that there was something to the warm, flickery bit inside of you.
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“I can be agreeable,” said Fairweller. “If the other party is.” “Oh, well,” said Bramble. “There goes that, then.”
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The only color he wore was black, even his waistcoat and cufflinks, giving the impression of a sleek, overlarge spider. With the added disadvantage that you couldn’t squash him.
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“It is not a Christmas tree!” said the King, so firmly that all the girls stopped jumping about. “This is a house of mourning. It is nothing more than a tree. I thought it would look nice. Inside. That is all.”
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Setting & Locations edit
- Eathesbury: half-magical world
First Sentence edit
An hour before Azalea's first ball began, she paced the ballroom floor, tracing her toes in a waltz.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1-30
Acknowledgements
Series & Lists edit
This book is in YD/Childern Fairy Tales retold. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Heather Dixon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 29, 2011
ISBN: 0062001035
Page Count: 472
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 29, 2011
ISBN: 0062001035
Page Count: 472
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsGreat for teen girls looking for books that don't have sexual content in them. A light hearted fairytale with great themes about the importance of family.
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