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THORNSPELL Helen Lowe Hardcover | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-85581-8 | September 2008 | $15.99 | Ages 8-12 Hardcover Library Binding | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-95581-5 | September 2008 | $18.99 | Ages 8-12

Can dreams become reality? Prince Sigismund was wondering the answer to that very question. He thought he was a typical prince, nothing to do but be waited on and pampered. Little did he know that a 100-year-old spell and the evil Margravine had different plans! Sigismund becomes entranced with dreams of a sleeping princess in need of help, a castle covered in thorns, and a young girl with nothing of her own. Are these just dreams? How can they be when they seem so real? Weird things start to happen in Sigismund’s life including a new body guard and teacher, Balisan. Sigismund’s sheltered existence is about to come to an end. Will this be the end of all he has come to know and love or will he live happily ever after?

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Prepared by Kifi Kanagy, Library Media Specialist, Greeley, Colorado

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