Title: The Wide-Awake Princess
Author: E.D. Baker
Publication Date: May 2010
The wide-awake princess is a smart and insightful young character who can perceive not only the presence of magic, but also the true character of the people she meets. A very enjoyable read, this fractured fairy tale works in characters from many well-known stories, by twisting things around to make them new. When her sister Gwendolyn pricks her finger on a minute little spinning wheel, Anabelle (aka Annie, or the wide-awake princess) has to travel to far away lands to break the curse that will leave all the inhabitants of her father's kingdom asleep for one hundred years. That she is able to succeed without the aid of magic, but by relying on her intelligence rather than her beauty, is a testament to the ability of the nobler sex. An excellent read!
