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"We will keep her safe." All the creatures of the forest and field and riverbank knew the infant was special. She was the princess, spirited away from the evil fairy Pernicia on her name-day. But the curse was cast: Rosie was fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning... Read Full Overview

The New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning author tells a "brilliant tale of a sumptuous world" (New York Times Book Review)

We will keep her safe. All the creatures of the forest and field and riverbank knew the infant was special. She was the princess, spirited away from the evil fairy Pernicia on her name-day. But the curse was cast: Rosie was fated to prick her finger on the spindle... Read Full Overview

In the tradition of Beauty and Rose Daughter, a Newbery Award-winning author presents the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty as a richly vivid, imaginative novel.