No Place for Magic (Tales of the Frog Princess, Book 4) - Softcover

Baker, E. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599902184 ISBN 13: 9781599902180

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2008

Synopsis

Emma and Eadric are finally ready to get married, but Eadric's parents are not so sure about having a witch in the family! The two set out for Upper Montevista, Eadric's homeland to try to make a case for their love, but first Eadric's irritating little brother, Bradston, needs rescuing from some horrible trolls. In a charming twist on the classic fairy tale rescue story, E. D. Baker's hilarious style succeeds in this story tailor-made for her emailing fans who have been demanding "Please can we see the wedding!?"

About this title

About 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.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6–This latest installment in the series continues with the travails of Emma as she tries to marry Prince Eadric. The young couple must go to meet his parents in Upper Montevista in order to obtain their consent. This is not a slam-dunk as Emma is a witch and Eadric's mother is not too keen on the use of magic. In fact, she won't even allow Emma to use it to help rescue her younger son, Bardston, who has been kidnapped by trolls. Unfortunately, that is about the extent of the plot; the rest is just window dressing, and not very interesting dressing at that. The story plods along as Emma and Eadric make their journey, but nothing much really happens. Things pick up once the search for Bardston begins. Emma is able to see that the man she loves is more than she thought he was, and his parents see that there is more to Emma than they believed. There certainly is no lack of humor, and kids will get a kick out of the hip Shrek vibe that Baker creates in this updated fairy tale. The attitudes are contemporary, but attitude alone doesn't make a compelling story. This one is for libraries in which the earlier books are popular.–Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1599902184
• ISBN 13: 9781599902180
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272