She hopes that a sign on the road to the cave will keep would-be rescuers at bay. Kazul assigns Cimorene to cook for her and organize her library and treasure hoard.Ĭimorene likes her position and becomes friends with Kazul, but finds she must constantly deal with knights and princes who want to rescue her. She meets a group of dragons and volunteers to become the "captive" princess of the dragon Kazul. Faced with the prospect, Cimorene runs away. Cimorene learns that they plan to arrange her marriage to an annoying prince named Therandil. The King and Queen take Cimorene on a state visit to a neighboring kingdom. Princess Cimorene is frustrated by her life and persuades the castle staff to teach her fencing, magic, cooking, Latin, and other interesting subjects that are considered very "improper" for princesses to learn. It received the 1991 Minnesota Book Award for Fantasy and Science Fiction. The novel chronicles the adventures of the princess Cimorene, who escapes her tediously ordinary family to become a dragon's princess. Wrede, and is the first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles series. 1em 0 width: 100% ĭealing with Dragons is a young adult fantasy novel written by Patricia C.
style="display: inline-block line-height: 1.2em padding. Jane Yolen Books, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich "The Improper Princess" in Spaceships and Spells.
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