The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine [FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 2001

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine 

FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [2001] HARPER COLLINS

Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.   

Dust jacket has some shelf and edge wear; a few scratches on rear. 

Reads as new. 

From the author of Ella Enchanted comes another magical tale...

Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of gryphons, specters, and ogres. Addie, on the other hand, is fearful even of spiders and depends on Meryl for courage and protection. Waving her sword Bloodbiter, the older girl declaims in the garden from the heroic epic of Drualt to a thrilled audience of Addie, their governess, and the young sorcerer Rhys.

But when Meryl falls ill with the dreaded Gray Death, Addie must gather her courage and set off alone on a quest to find the cure and save her beloved sister. Addie takes the seven-league boots and magic spyglass left to her by her mother and the enchanted tablecloth and cloak given to her by Rhys - along with a shy declaration of his love. She prevails in encounters with tricky specters (spiders too) and outwits a wickedly personable dragon in adventures touched with romance and a bittersweet ending.