Enchanted Palace (Secret Kingdom #1)

by Rosie Banks

Overview

Enter a magical world full of friendship and fun!

Ellie, Summer, and Jasmine are the very best of friends. Then one day, they find a magical box that whisks them away to the Secret Kingdom, a world full of every wonderfully magical thing under the sun. But an evil queen wants to ruin the Secret Kingdom so she can rule it for all time. Can the friends help Trixi the pixie save King Merry's 1000th birthday party from Queen Malice's spiky thunderbolt before it's too late?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545536257
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/28/2014
Series:	Secret Kingdom , #1
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
Lexile:	720L (what's this?)
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Rosie Banks spent her childhood dreaming of magical creatures and faraway places, so it was natural that she grew up to write a series of stories where such dreams came true! As a child, her ultimate ambition was to ride a unicorn. She hasn't managed that yet, but she does have a pony named Flip and cute puppies named Moony and Max.

Read an Excerpt

From SECRET KINGDOM #1: ENCHANTED PALACEEllie held out the Magic Box to Trixi, who tapped the lid with her ring and chanted: “The evil queen has trouble planned. Brave helpers fly to save our land!” Trixi’s words appeared on the mirrored lid and then soared toward the ceiling. Then the letters separated and descended like a cloud of sparkly butterflies. They began to whizz around the girls’ heads until they formed a whirlwind. “Place the Magic Box on the ground and hold one another’s hands,” Trixi called. The whirlwind now filled the whole room. Jasmine squeaked in delight as she felt her feet leaving the ground. She looked around and saw that Summer and Ellie had also been picked up by the magical storm. She squeezed their hands encouragingly and her friends grinned back. The king had his hands over his eyes, and Trixi was hovering just above his shoulder. “Secret Kingdom, here we come!” Jasmine cried. Then, in a flash of light, they were gone!

Editorial Reviews

2013-11-27
A trio of friends travel to a magical kingdom to save the day in a syrupy series opener. Shy Summer, bold Jasmine and artistic Ellie are inseparable best friends. While helping clean up after a school rummage sale, they discover a mysterious wooden box decorated with a mirror, carved designs and glass stones. After they wipe the dust off of the mirror, a riddle appears. When the girls solve it, the box magically summons Trixi the pixie and King Merry, the ruler of their home, the Secret Kingdom (a magical world that exists alongside ours). The box was one of Merry's inventions, designed to help him save his kingdom from his wicked sister, Queen Malice. Summer, Jasmine and Ellie go to the Secret Kingdom to stop Malice from spreading unhappiness. The evil queen has hidden six thunderbolts infused with wickedness throughout the kingdom, and the first one is planted somewhere at the palace, where it will ruin Merry's birthday celebration. In addition to exploring the magical land, the girls must rescue Merry's presents. In a theatrical final showdown with Malice's forces, the girls must fill in on stage to thwart Malice's evil plot to sabotage Merry's birthday. The girls promise to return whenever they're needed. Readers who can't wait to return to the Secret Kingdom won't have to—the second book, Unicorn Valley (978-0-545-53554-0), is scheduled to publish simultaneously. Glitter, sparkles, tiaras and magic ahoy. (Unicorn Valley preview, Ellie character profile, character quiz) (Fantasy. 6-10)

Kirkus Reviews