The Ruby Princess Runs Away (Jewel Kingdom #1)

by Jahnna N. Malcolm, Janee Trasler (Illustrator)

Overview

Four girls are about to become princesses! But can they keep their kingdom safe? Read to find out-- and collect the full sheet of sparkly holographic stickers in every book!

In the Jewel Kingdom, four girls rule: Roxanne is the Ruby Princess, Sabrina is the Sapphire Princess, Emily is the Emerald Princess, and Demetra is the Diamond Princess.But soon-to-be Ruby Princess, Roxanne, is not so sure she's ready to be royalty. She decides to run away! But before she can get very far, she learns of a plot to take over the Jewel Kingdom. Another girl is pretending to be her. If Roxanne doesn't act fast, the Jewel Kingdom might be lost forever!A full sheet of sparkly holographic stickers in every book!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338565676
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	05/05/2020
Series:	Jewel Kingdom , #1
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Jahnna N. Malcolm stands for Jahnna 'and' Malcolm. Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner are married and write together. They have written over a hundred books for kids. Before Jahnna and Malcolm wrote books, they were actors. They met on the stage where Malcolm was playing a prince. And they were married on the stage where Jahnna was playing a princess. Now they have their own prince and princess: Dash and Skye, who are almost grown up. They live in Oregon with their golden retriever, Archie. If you want to learn more about them and hear songs from their musicals, including The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical, visit jahnnanmalcolm.com.
Janee Trasler loves to make kids laugh. Whether she is writing books, drawing pictures, singing songs, or performing with her puppets, she is going for the giggle. Janee lives in Texas with her hubby, her doggies, and one very squeaky guinea pig.

Editorial Reviews

2020-02-26
A princess tries to run from her responsibilities.

It’s time for the big ceremony when Roxanne will be crowned as a Jewel Princess—she’ll be the Ruby Princess while her royal cousins each have their own jewel theme—and sent to reign in the Red Mountains. But she’s overwhelmed by the responsibility, prefers pants to dresses, and considers herself “a regular girl” who likes active, outdoor activities, so, she runs away. But the Dreadlings who serve Lord Bleak of Castle Dread lurk in the Mysterious Forest. Roxanne has a near miss with them before befriending a dragon and a pair of distressed gnomes from the Red Mountains (her soon-to-be-subjects). From them, Roxanne learns that an imposter is headed to the coronation. Roxanne divvies up her resources to get the gnomes to safety and to make her way back to the palace herself to stop Lord Bleak’s fake princess from being crowned. She arrives just in time to take her true place and capture the imposter. Though Roxanne is heroic and becomes confident in her leadership abilities, the princess-versus-tomboy dichotomy is a little tired and also muddled in execution. Roxanne has light-brown skin while her fellow Jewel Princesses (whose own star turns publish simultaneously) include a white girl, a black girl, and another girl of color; the kingdom’s most important wizard is dark skinned.

This princess book has a meaty plot and themes, but their execution is uneven. (Fantasy. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews