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Overview

In this prequel to the Tales of the Frog Princess, Grassina is a young princess-in-training. But as the younger sister to Princess Chartreuse, Grassina is not expected to do much beyond behave herself. When a terrible spell stops her mother from being the good Green Witch, and the Kingdom of Greater Greensward seems to teeter on the brink of terror, Grassina sets off on an errand in the swamp and comes back with some surprises for everyone, including skills that only Chartreuse is supposed to have. Soon it is clear that Grassina has begun to find her own way to the magic she thinks she'll never have, and luckily for Greater Greensward, the audaciousness—and the ability—to save the kingdom itself.

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In Baker's prequel to her four-part series, The Tales of the Frog Princess, which features Emeralda, readers are treated to the backstory of Emeralda's Aunt Grassina. Older sister Princess Chartreuse is infuriated by her failed efforts to get with the magic program and become the next Green Witch of the Greater Greensward kingdom. Grassina cannot keep a profile low enough to stay out of Chartreuse's rages. When the girls' father inadvertently turns his wife, Queen Olivene, the current Green Witch, into a cruel hag, tragedy befalls the castle. Chartreuse and Olivene heap ever-more abuse on Grassina who rescues Pippa, a wounded snake, and flees to a nearby island. There she meets Haywood, a young boy wizard who is drawn to Grassina's plucky resourcefulness. Just in time, they realize that Grassina has the gift of magic and is pegged to be the next Green Witch. They learn to use her fledgling gifts to ward off attacks from werewolves and an evil manticore, thus saving the kingdom and allowing Grassina to claim her rightful place as the anointed Green Witch. Baker throws a lot into this book-amusing smatterings of light humor, a fairly intense gore factor (beheadings and the bone-crunching demise of several creatures), and an increasingly gooey romantic element toward the end between Haywood and Grassina, which might be too much for her targeted audience. Nevertheless it is a popular series, so buy accordingly.
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As the younger daughter of Queen Olivene, the Green Witch of Greater Greensward, Grassina sits in the shadow of her older sister Chartreuse. Queen Olivene has magical powers and great responsibility as the protector of her kingdom. When she can no longer perform her duties, tradition holds that the eldest daughter must take the reigns. Chartreuse, however, has trouble learning magic, which frustrates her fifteen-year-old younger sibling to no end. The two sisters do not get along well, but they must work together when their mother is cursed after touching a flower and starts using her magic for evil. Bad things start happening in Greater Greensward without the Green Witch's protection. Chartreuse continues to attempt to learn magic while her mother demands daunting, nearly impossible tasks of her and Grassina. One day, after Chartreuse insults Grassina by accusing her of jealousy and murderous intentions, Grassina runs deep into the forest to explore. She brings her friend Pippa the snake to the swamp with her, where she meets Haywood, a young boy who lives by himself on an island in the swamp. As a team, Grassina, Haywood, and Pippa must work to overcome many obstacles in the swamp and at the castle. Grassina learns a lot through her family experiences and adventures in the swamp. This dynamic and round character matures through her triumphs—such as saving the kingdom from werewolves with her newfound power, and through her tribulations, including dealing with her jealous sister, a death in the family, and resisting an overpowering mother. This humorous novel teaches teamwork, selflessness, and friendship as the characters, especially Grassina and Chartreuse, develop and realizetheir full potential. Reviewer: Kristine Kienle
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A prequel to The Frog Princess (Bloomsbury, 2003) and the fifth book in the series, this novel features a young Princess Grassina and her family. Her mother, Queen Olivene, the Green Witch, is grooming Grassina's older sister to inherit this title while ignoring Grassina's interest in magic and potential talent. The girls' rivalry and the entire kingdom are turned upside down when their father innocently brings their mother flowers, invoking a curse that changes her into an ugly hag. The queen's gleeful and perplexing antics provide some humor in this story but her disinterest in taking care of her realm threatens the safety of Greater Greensward, leads to the death of the king, and forces Grassina to undertake a quest. This tale satisfyingly explains much of the history behind the other books and gives insight into one of the more interesting characters in The Frog Princess . It continues the evolution of the series from a simple retelling of a well-known fairy tale into an entertaining saga featuring a fully developed magical world of its own.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781599900186
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
  • Publication date: 8/21/2007
  • Pages: 250
  • Sales rank: 229,012
  • Age range: 10 - 14 Years
  • Lexile: 840L (what's this?)
  • Series: Tales of the Frog Princess Series , #5
  • Product dimensions: 4.94 (w) x 8.54 (h) x 0.91 (d)

Meet 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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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 19, 2011

    Best book ever!

    Awsome book! Loove it!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 19, 2011

    great

    allmost read them all. luv it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2011

    hi

    luv it!

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  • Posted December 25, 2010

    awesome!!!!

    rockin amazing!!!!!!

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  • Posted November 14, 2008

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    No, this is not a story about Princess Emeralda and Prince Eadric.

    This new story, which is a prequel to THE TALES OF THE FROG PRINCESS, visits Princess Emeralda's aunt....as a teenager!

    Living in Greater Greensward with her mother, father, and sister, Chartreuse, Grassina is not expected to do much. Chartreuse was first born, which means she will be both Queen and Green Witch. All Grassina is expected to do is to marry a prince.

    When the King gives their mother a bouquet of flowers the family curse turns her into a nasty hag and also disperses of her Green Witch title. Now Greater Greensward has no Green Witch to protect them.

    While doing a meaningless task for her mother, Grassina hears word of werewolves invading towns and nearing Greater Greensward. With no Green Witch, who will stop them? Its up to magicless Grassina, runaway Haywood, and a snake named Pippa to save the kingdom.

    As a fan of THE TALES OF THE FROG PRINCESS, I thought this was a good prequel. The book reads smoothly and gives Grassina more personality than that which we already knew. If you read the books released before THE SALAMANDER SPELL you know the outcome, but nevertheless it's a good read.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 17, 2012

    Great n easy read...

    Enjoyef reading about grassina n olivene...nice to get the story of why they are the way they are. Very quick n enjoyable read. Love ed bakers books.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2012

    hg

    looooooooooove it


    -Bookgirl

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  • Posted October 22, 2011

    It was kind of dissaponting.

    I like the books about Emma and Eadric better. That is probably my fav seres. This is ok but not the best. Dissapointing. But it does give you the background story on why Chartruse is so snooty and why Grassina and Haywood are so lovey dovey.

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  • Posted December 14, 2008

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    VERY GOOD

    I have to say, even though this is nothing like E.D. Baker's Frog Princess series it is sill very good. When people say it was not anything like The Frog Princess series, you have to remember these are DIFFERENT characters ENTIRELY. Well not entirely but different narrator. I thought the book was very good, and I can't wait to read the next one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 24, 2007

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    this book blew me away. i loved Emma's adventures but I've always wondered about Grassina's, how she met Haywood , and why her sister Chartreuse was jealous of her and the title of Green Witch. if you want a good story with adventure look no farther. read this book and learn why Emma is so much like her aunt. you won't regret it. P.S. i think it was the best book out of the frog princess series.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 2, 2008

    AWSOME

    this is a great book i think it was the best in the series

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 20, 2007

    NOt as good as the other

    This book was really disappointing I love E.D. Bakers books and this was nothing like the others not even close It didn't even have emma and edric in it i was about emmas mom and aunt when they where little and well it just was very boring BUt i still can't wait for the next one in september about emma's and edric's daughter :'

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