No Place for Magic (The Tales of the Frog Princess Series #4)

by E. D. Baker

Overview

Emma and Eadric are finally ready to get married, but Eadric’s parents are not so sure about having a witch in the family! With a dose of bravery and a few clever tricks, both magical and not, Emma takes center stage in this utterly charming addition to the bestselling Tales of the Frog Princess series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599904016
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	12/01/2008
Series:	Tales of the Frog Princess Series , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	931,417
Lexile:	870L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

E. D. Baker is the author of The Tales of the Frog Princess series, including The Frog Princess, which was in part the inspiration for a new Disney movie which will be released this fall (The Princess and the Frog). Baker is also the author of Wings: A Fairy Tale. She lives with her family and many pets in Maryland.

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Editorial Reviews

Gr 4-6-This latest installment in the series continues with the travails of Emma as she tries to marry Prince Eadric. The young couple must go to meet his parents in Upper Montevista in order to obtain their consent. This is not a slam-dunk as Emma is a witch and Eadric's mother is not too keen on the use of magic. In fact, she won't even allow Emma to use it to help rescue her younger son, Bardston, who has been kidnapped by trolls. Unfortunately, that is about the extent of the plot; the rest is just window dressing, and not very interesting dressing at that. The story plods along as Emma and Eadric make their journey, but nothing much really happens. Things pick up once the search for Bardston begins. Emma is able to see that the man she loves is more than she thought he was, and his parents see that there is more to Emma than they believed. There certainly is no lack of humor, and kids will get a kick out of the hip "Shrek" vibe that Baker creates in this updated fairy tale. The attitudes are contemporary, but attitude alone doesn't make a compelling story. This one is for libraries in which the earlier books are popular.-Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Four volumes into the Frog Princess series the principals finally get hitched, though not before encounters with deadly werewolves and cockatrices, a genteel banshee, a baby dragon, vampires and a host of other magical creatures-capped by an army of invulnerable trolls led by a four-headed queen with a yen for matrimony herself. Complicated by Princess Emeralda's attempts to please her magic-hating mother and stepmother-to-be by sticking to mundane methods rather than using spells, the plot winds its leisurely way through adventures and misadventures toward a goopily romantic "I do," followed immediately by a wild battle as the aforementioned trolls attack. As before, hunky Prince Eadric's dedicated focus on food and fighting is leavened by just enough good sense to keep him from becoming a complete caricature, and capable Emeralda repeatedly snatches the fat from the fire thanks to quick wit and strong magic-not to mention a pair of cute/obnoxious talking-animal sidekicks. Another amiable, though, at this point, decidedly formulaic, episode. (Fantasy. 11-13)

Kirkus Reviews

Kids will get a kick out of the hip Shrek vibe that Baker creates in this updated fairy tale.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

Katherine Kellgren’s animated reading draws listeners into the fourth in a fantasy series that began with a retelling of THE FROG PRINCE and has evolved into a magical epic. Romance and enchantment unite in the fast-moving adventure of Princess Emma and her Prince Eadric, who wish to marry despite their mothers’ objections. Not only does Kellgren deal ably with the story’s pacing, she handles the crowded cast with equal aplomb. Her wide repertoire of tones and voices distinguishes ghosts, trolls, fairies, giants, sea monsters, a chatty bat, a lovesick mare, Eadric’s bratty brother, and a whiny dragon. Kellgren also captures lovers’ quarrels, Emma’s struggles with performing spells, and both mothers’ gradual acceptance of magic and their children’s relationship. S.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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